“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.”
—Carl Jung
“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.” —Carl Jung
AI today inverts the value of the creative process. The magic of play is seeing the commonplace transforming into the meaningful. For that transformation to take place we need to be aware of the provenance of the commonplace. We need to sense the humble beginnings before we can be awed by what they turn into—the greatest achievement of creative ima... See more
Brian Eno • AI’s Walking Dog
Play is the work of the child and it is also the work of the artist.
Austin Kleon • Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)
Creativity is born of limitations, not freedom
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
“Creation is a better means of self-expression and possession; it is through creating, not possessing, that life is revealed.” –VIDA DUTTON SCUDDER American educator, writer, and welfare activist
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
Creative Psychology involves the highest form of creativity of which man is capable, the creation of a truly inner-directed being out of a helpless other-directed slave.