How Unfamiliarity Can Inspire Creativity
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How Unfamiliarity Can Inspire Creativity
Change unlocks something - Rick Rubin
The idea of changing your life for a period of time, going to a new environment, experiencing a different way of living has to impact your work. It has to unlock something.
There are new things to notice. There are new feelings to be had. And it could be, if you’re city dweller, going to nature can unlock you.
... See moreIn filling the well, think magic. Think delight. Think fun. Do not think duty. Do not do what you should do—spiritual sit-ups like reading a dull but recommended critical text. Do what intrigues you, explore what interests you; think mystery, not mastery. A mystery draws us in, leads us on, lures us. (A duty may numb us out, turn us off, tune us... See more
Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
This is why, when we are struck by a new piece of art, it can resonate on a deeper level. Perhaps this is the familiar, coming back to us in an unfamiliar form. Or maybe it is something unknown that we didn’t realize we were looking for. A missing piece in a puzzle that has no end.