One trait of highly creative people that has been written about by many psychologists and creative thinking authors is their tendency to be TOLERANT OF AMBIGUITY.

Let's practice being Tolerant of Ambiguity as this week's Cre8ng Challenge.

In order to do that let's look at Noah Webster's
life's work first. . .

tolerate v.t.

to allow without hindrance

to endure without repugnance

to resist the action of

If something is tolerable, it is. . .

fairly good

bearable

endurable

passable

If we have tolerance, we. . .

have a liberal spirit toward opinions and practices that differ from our own

exercise the power to endure or resist discomfort, hardship

Personally I dislike the concept of tolerance. I prefer terms such as...

support

enjoy

celebrate

grow from

become enriched by

AMBIGUITY or AMBIGUOUS

having several POSSIBLE meanings

So this week increase and deepen your creative thinking skills through ambiguities around you or those you can find each day.

• Monday make a list of 6 to 12 ambiguities you have ever dealt with take 15 minutes to SUPPORT the multiple possible ways of doing each
   
  
• Tuesday make a list of 6 to 12 new ambiguities in your life now take 15 minutes to ENJOY the multiple possible ways of doing each
   
  
• Wednesday look for a list of 6 to 12 new ambiguities in your work/school take 15 minutes to CELEBRATE the multiple possible ways of doing each
   
  
• Thursday look for a list of 6 to 12 new ambiguities on television take 15 minutes to think about how you could GROW FROM the multiple possible ways of doing each
   
  
• Friday make up a list of 6 to 12 new ambiguities about anything take 15 minutes to think about how you could BECOME ENRICHED BY the multiple possible ways of doing each

Have a richly creative week. It is your choice.