Without Deviation from the Norm, Progress is not possible

Creativity has always been the key to success whether it was for the early ancestor or 21st century scientists. Juts for instance try to imagine what today’s world would have been if it wasn’t for the invention of wheel; a quite ordinary thing in its nature, but it was the result of divergent thinking of a great mind which made life much easier. But for thinking creatively it requires a change in mind set or in other words, deviating from the norm. Meggison beautifully summarized the importance of change by saying, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” (“Lessons from Europe for American Business”). Although people might argue that deviating from nom produces more risks of failure then success, nevertheless, history and this modern era has proved this wrong over several occasion because deviating from norm helps you to adopt to new challenging situations, also it instills creativity in you leading to highlights new approach to a problem and thus providing more efficient ways of doing the same thing.

Throughout the history it has been observed that only the species that are best adopted for the constantly changing environment are able to survive. Johnson, an amazing psychologist and an author, mentioned in one of his bestselling book that “If you do not change you could become extinct.” (“Who moved my cheese?”) . Darwin also implied this major fact, survival of the fittest, in his famous Theory of Natural Selection. Thus the example of how changing and deviation leads to success is set by Nature itself. Not only adapting to new ways and changing your lifestyle helps towards your goal but also those who don’t adopt are even...

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