If you think you missed out on creativity, theres still a chance later in life

If you think you missed out on creativity, theres still a chance later in lifeIf you think you missed out on creativity, theres still a chance later in lifeJust because youre getting older doesnt mean you cant still be creative.If you think your creativity light bulb faded with youth, theres a chance it could flicker later in life, as new research suggests multiple cycles of creativity pop up in different stages of life.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moraResearch published in the journal De Economist focused on 31 Nobel Prize winners in Economics and found that those subjects reached two cycles of creativity in life in their mid-20s and in their mid-50s.We believe what we found in this study isnt limited to economics, but could apply to creativity more generally, lead author Bruce Weinberg said in a press release.The study examined the laureates peak through their influence in cita tions. If citations of the laureates work appeared more frequently in research papers, it meant it held more influential merit. Thus, it determined two types of creativity cycles in a persons life.Conceptual types work deductively by applying abstract principles, according to the study, and peaked in their mid-twenties. Experimental innovators work inductively and acquire from experience. Those types tend to reach their creative peak in their fifties, the research concluded.Young and creative at heartMany people believe that creativity is exclusively associated with youth, but it really depends on what kind of creativity youre talking about, Weinberg said.The study cites innovators like Pablo Picasso, T.S. Eliot and Albert Einstein as conceptual innovators who made their greatest achievements earlier in their lives. Others like Robert Frost and Charles Darwin could be seen as experimental innovators after achieving their hallmark works years after working.Our research suggests that when youre most creative is less a product of the scientific field that youre in and is more about how you approach the work you do, said Weinberg.The Ladders hasoffered suggestions on how to fight creativity blocks, which can stem from lack of sleep, emotional imbalance, and other stressors.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will ersatzdarsteller your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people