Creative Synthesis

Perhaps the reason why gifted people can think so prolifically is that their executive functions are less active than the norm. While executive functions go a long way toward keeping us out of trouble, the dark side is that they can be inhibiting. Where others say "I can't/shouldn't do that" or "that won't work," gifted folks have above-average abilities to step out of inhibitions and challenge "conventional wisdom" like "People don't want to have computers at home" and "You can't compete with the post office" just to name a few.