Standard operating procedure for me- thanks for clipping it though!

Same here. Part of my job includes training students at the hospitals where I work. I've noticed that a lot of inside the box thinking occurs from a lack of experience and not from closed minded-ness, or even a lack of book or street smarts. When the "light comes on" for these people (hopefully it will) life makes a lot more sense and often their stress levels decrease.
Good times.

Good clip! Great advice. Truly appreciated. I needed these tips, since I can be a big pig-headed at times and it's high time I developed new ways of looking at things.

Muchos Gracias, bioplasmik.

Youth can have great ideas, but their lack of experience can provide an opportunity for an idea to be copied, or stolen, and the idea of thinking outside the box can lose it's attraction. Some people are prepared to do what they are told with the fool idea that it will pass the burden of responsibility the instructor. My first attempt at thinking outside the box was more like a swan dive, I learned that it wasn't something that could be rushed, it needed to be exercised regularly, and my ideas became clearer when they came to me when they were ready, I just had to make room for them . Looking for an idea can make them harder to find.

jogging is my idea creator!

A l-o-n-g time ago, I discovered that when I consciously quit trying remembering stuff and just started writing things down, thereby FREEING the mind, my "out of the box" creativity BLOOMED!
My simple saying is: "The mind is for THINKING - NOT remembering."
Use a simple/cheap pencil & paper for remembering.
jWOW - CEO Venture Capital Investment Firm

I kinda started all this after joining up here on CM

I was out of the box before it was named out of the box. Most creative minds are. Some people get offended. "Why don't you just go with the flow?" the ask.
I used to say I was, its just not their flow.
Creative people are able to do this without effort.