Carl Jung, never lose your urge to play https://t.co/VX33tbQcoE
“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
—Carl Jung
Steve Schlafman • Tweet
Play, which I would define as anything we do simply for the joy of doing rather than as a means to an end – whether it’s flying a kite or listening to music or kicking around a football – might seem like a non-essential activity.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
It is play, not properness, that is the central artery, the core, the brain stem of creative life. The impulse to play is an instinct. No play, no creative life. Be good, no creative life. Sit still, no creative life. Speak, think, act only demurely, little creative juice. Any group, society, institution, or organization that encourages women to re
... See moreDr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés • Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
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)
The essence of play is being fully immersed and joyful in what you’re doing, without being constantly distracted by concerns about the outcomes.