There are two sides to the brain. The left side is the practical side. It is there to ask questions, to organise, clarify, annotate, edit, evaluate and criticise. Whereas the right side of the brain is the creative, playful, imaginative, free, almost childlike side.
The image below is a great illustration found in Wired magazine, that shows the difference between the right and left sides of the brain. By using both of our "brains" we can reach the perfect balance between critical and free. We can be fun, think simply and work without restrictions. Then we can sit back and note what went wrong, won't work or is simply a bad idea.
This also helps us to develop our own visual language, by understanding what is wrong with what we have created and helping ourselves to improve. By being your own critic you can achieve a lot. There is also such thing as being over critical, because then you will restrict the right side of your brain in creativity.
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