conversational creativity
creativity is but an unfolding conversation
conversational creativity
No one ever begins anything, except by grace. To sin means to think that one can begin something oneself. We never start anything; we always respond.
— René Girard
— René Girard
Jacob Sherman • Tweet
A good conversation is an act of joint exploration. Somebody floats a half-formed idea. Somebody else seizes on the nub of the idea, plays with it, offers her own perspective based on her own memories, and floats it back so the other person can respond. A good conversation sparks you to have thoughts you never had before. A good conversation starts
... See moreDavid Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
The late eighteenth-century Hasidic master Rebbe Nachman of Breslov teaches us, “If you want to return to God you must make yourself into a new creation. You can do this with a sigh.”9
Adina Allen • The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom
“Things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win. When you understand that, you abandon your masterpiece and sink into the real masterpiece.” - Leonard Cohen
Henrik Karlsson • Sara Campbell on Substack
