The most creative (when in this mood) as being childlike. For they were able to play with ideas… to explore them… not for any immediate practical purpose but just for enjoyment. Play for its own sake.
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Feynman responded: “It doesn’t have any importance… I don’t care whether a thing has importance. Isn’t it fun?”
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There’s also a great anecdote from Nobel-winning physicist Richard Feynman, where he talks about how physics used to delight him when he used to play with it, but then it started to disgust him when he got burdened by this idea that he was obligated to advance the future of science. That he was supposed to be doing “important” work.
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No, I think it’s simply because there was nothing in the whole damn show that was really funny. And I think that, deep down, that’s what has always really motivated me. When I’ve had enough artistic control, I’ve always aimed at being as funny as I can possibly be – not at being clever or witty or amusing or charming or whimsical or quite funny – a
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To play is experiment: “What happens if I do this? What would happen if we did that? What if…?”