Creativity

Love to create~

“creativity is also viewed as a property that belongs not only to a select few; everybody can exercise it. And its exercise can occur within the mundane experiences of life, not just in the formulation of significant scientific, artistic, or other achievements.”

Anne-Laure Le Cunff • Creative aliveness: turning life into a creative adventure

Thumbnail of Psalm 27:1-2 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the

instagram.com • Psalm 27:1-2 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the

“It seems to me,” the puppeteer Jim Henson (The Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, etc.) said, “that each of us expressing our own originality is the essence of our art and professionalism.” Don’t hide it. Embrace it. Express it. Manifest it through your discipline. Say it out loud

Georgia O’Keefe says “To see takes time.” And in her career, she returned to the same subjects over and over in new mediums, during new seasons, and at different points of her life, finding new details and entire worlds emerge in the same subjects.

Spencer Chang • field notes on being a creative [pt. 1]

When I tackle my work with a sense of play — voluntarily, because I’m inherently attracted to it — my creativity and optimism soar. I fall in love with the process. My playful energy becomes contagious, and I’m able to create unique art with the people around me.

Charlie Hoehn • Play It Away: A Workaholic's Cure for Anxiety

The container is the organizing principle of the work. It dictates which elements do and don’t belong.

Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being: The Sunday Times bestseller

Even if you know what it feels like to be completely open to where your curiosity wants you to go, like Grothendieck, it is a fragile state. It often takes considerable work to keep the creative state from collapsing, especially as your work becomes successful and the social expectations mount. When I listen to interviews with creative people or

Henrik Karlsson • Cultivating a state of mind where new ideas are born Cultivating a state of mind where new ideas are born

What solitude gives you is an opportunity to study what personal curiosity feels like in its undiluted form, free from the interference of other considerations. Being familiar with the character of this feeling makes it easier to recognize if you are reacting to the potential in the work you are doing in a genuinely personal way, or if you are