Right in the middle of discussion about levels of thinking, I quickly chose evaluation as my level of thinking. I don’t know why but it just stood in my mind for a moment. Then after few days I started to contemplate again to what particular level of thinking do I really belong. I realized that I have already gone this far, and that would make me choose creativity as my thinking level. Being enrolled in the College of Information Technology helped me a lot to become the creative me. Why? Simply because I enrolled in a course where I really wanted to be and with that, I can be as creative as I can be. All my experiences and achievements already proved that I belong to the level of creativity. First and foremost, because of chess I started to become creative and artistic.
I have been playing chess for almost nine years without the help of a coach unlike other players who had their coaches in their younger years. Chess is not just a simple board game, it is a board game that requires high level of thinking and if I play it I play it creatively and I would always create an artistic strategy to manipulate the game. Second, the high school days improved my knowledge. I used to be inventive that time when it comes to projects, assignments and science experiments. Lastly, I know I am in the level of creativity because of what I have learned and what I have made as an IT student. I have been into graphics designing, programming, and most importantly I am currently studying web-developing.
Benefits of playing chess
The chess theory is complicated and many players memorize different opening variations. You will also learn to recognize various patterns and remember lengthy variations. Chess improves concentration. During the game you are focused on only one main goal-to checkmate and become the victor. § Chess develops logical thinking. Chess requires some understanding of logical strategy. For example, you ...
All these things, I have learned it all by myself. In a computer course, you really have to be independent to know stuffs. I used to create graphics designs without the use of internet materials and those designs; I really have to make it with imagination. In programming, I was so curious how a program is created so I also started creating my own programs even though those are just simple programs. Computer programming requires high level of thinking because computers require exact instructions so when making those programs I always have to think deeply to have an output of successful program. The most complicated part is web-developing. I am creative enough to find a way how to create websites.
I have the desire to create my own website and I’m sure will make it very nice. I actually love making things out of nothing. As a college student I know I have been creative enough. I know that when I think, I think creatively. I know I have managed my college studies creatively. Even though I don’t have good grades, I know that it is not the basis to get a good work soon and it is really the skills and abilities that matter. I don’t care if many people would not agree that I belong to the level of creativity, the important thing is I have learned that desire plus curiosity plus imagination equals creativeness. These three crucial ingredients created the creative me.