Creativity
our minds don’t have the processing power to take in all the information surrounding us. Our senses would be overwhelmed by light, color, sound, and smell. We would not be able to distinguish one object from another. To navigate our way through this immense world of data, we learn early in life to focus on information that appears essential or of
... See moreRick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being: The Sunday Times bestseller
“As my friends paint that picture, you will be subjectively giving form to what my friends already comprehend. Think of Thelonious Monk. Thelonious Monk did not get those unusual chords as a result of logic or theory. He opened his eyes wide, and scooped those chords out from the darkness of his consciousness. What is important is not creating
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Playing is the whole point
If your life is cluttered, your creativity will be too.
If you are unfocused, your creative expression will be too.
If your brain is overstimulated, your ideas won’t have enough oxygen to breathe.
If your self-worth is tied to your last post, painting, or paycheck, then creativity will always feel like a rigged game.
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If your life is cluttered, your creativity will be too.
If you are unfocused, your creative expression will be too.
If your brain is overstimulated, your ideas won’t have enough oxygen to breathe.
If your self-worth is tied to your last post, painting, or paycheck, then creativity will always feel like a rigged game.
But... See more
Anna Seirian • The unbearable weight of trusting your creativity without knowing if it will work
Play stimulates the parts of the brain involved in both careful, logical reasoning and carefree, unbound exploration. Given that, it should hardly be surprising that key breakthroughs in thinking have taken place in times of play. Hallowell writes: “Columbus was at play when it dawned on him that the world was round. Newton was at play in his mind
... See moreGreg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Creativity is a fundamental aspect of being human.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being: The Sunday Times bestseller
The physician and writer, Oliver Sacks, explains the value of gardens:
“As a writer, I find gardens essential to the creative process; as a physician, I take my patients to gardens whenever possible. All of us have had the experience of wandering through a lush garden or a timeless desert, walking by a river or an ocean, or climbing a mountain and... See more
“As a writer, I find gardens essential to the creative process; as a physician, I take my patients to gardens whenever possible. All of us have had the experience of wandering through a lush garden or a timeless desert, walking by a river or an ocean, or climbing a mountain and... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: Creative Ideas, Wealth, and Making Life a Celebration | James Clear
The reason we’re alive is to express ourselves in the world. And creating art may be the most effective and beautiful method of doing so. Art goes beyond language, beyond lives. It’s a universal way to send messages between each other and through time.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
The noted neurologist and author Oliver Sacks had this to say about originality, in his essay “Prodigies” from the book An Anthropologist on Mars: Creativity, as usually understood, entails not only a “what,” a talent, but a “who”—strong personal characteristics, a strong identity, personal sensibility, a personal style, which flow into the talent,
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