The desire for ability (the interest in increasing wisdom) and the desire for innovation (the interest in creation) exist objectively, and the desire for knowledge (interest in recognition) cannot replace them. People pay more attention to ability, especially creativity, than to knowledge. It is much easier to make up for the lack of knowledge than to make up for the lack of ability. However, in pedagogy and psychology, there is only the concept of the desire for knowledge, but not the concept of the desire for ability and the concept of the desire for innovation. The strange phenomenon of "using cognitive interest to carry out intellectual and creative education" has existed for a long time. This makes insufficient the subjective initiative of "the cultivation of ability and innovation consciousness that must be started and run through". Strong comprehensive ability and innovation are the needs of the times for talents. Ability and innovation awareness can be cultivated. Just as the levels of knowledge and ability are different, the levels of thirst for knowledge and thirst for ability are also different. The thirst for knowledge cannot replace the thirst for ability and innovation. The process and methods of ability development and knowledge transfer are different and cannot be replaced by each other. It is necessary and possible to establish the concept of desire for ability and desire for innovation. Apply the concept of desire for ability and innovation to change the strange situation of cultivating creativity and comprehensive ability based on cognitive interest.