FROM BARGAIN TO CHEAP RUBBISH BY LAUREN ELAM

I was doing some research on the 4 most powerful types of creativity when I stumbled upon this question: think about a time when you were pleased to buy something at a very low price, only to be disappointed when it broke the first time you used it? This automatically took me the time I went to the antique store downtown. I came across a vintage, delicate spoon ring. The sticker read $12, and I thought, “wow! What a deal!” Little did I know that 2 weeks later this beautiful, unique ring would turn to a rusted, dull piece of wire that no longer looked like a spoon. What I thought was too good to be true, ended up really being too good to be true. From a bargain to cheap rubbish.

I’ve come to realize that when a problem or situation first enters my creative mind, I look at it through a certain lens or frame. I may make assumptions or think my first idea is the right one, but this is not always the case. It is so important to look at everything through different lenses so that we can have multiple perspectives on everything, which is what I try to do in order to conclude to the best possible outcome. I may look at it first as a bargain, but after time, it could turn to cheap rubbish.