Creativity
It’s important to delineate creativity from the industry of creativity. There are creatives who write for a living in the form of ad copy, technical writing, etc. But this is different than
... See moreValue creation is rooted in solving problems and addressing human needs.
While large language models have some positive uses for creative writing, such as generating small projects or parts of larger projects, they are not a replacement for human creativity and require careful prompt engineering to produce useful output.
The key to preserving what's valuable is to emphasize the embodied process of writing, which connects us to our humanity, and to spend time honoring what is not machine-like in us.
If you start your process at the problem instead of at a proposed solution, you will be able to explore a broader creative space and find solutions that are hiding where no one else is looking.
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The Von Restorff effect is also mentioned, where small variations in familiar contexts grab people's attention, making rehashed ideas feel fresh and new, such as when a familiar concept is presented with a unique twist or catchy metaphor.
Recall
Perhaps the greatest marker of our current era is a reliance on historical memory rather than new imagination. During the Renaissance, people were searching for new answers, characterized by boundless curiosity and discovery. Today, we seem more comfortable replaying or remixing old ideas than creating new ones.
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Mind wandering is crucial for exploring and connecting memories creatively because:
- It allows for exploration, retrieval, and experimentation with connecting memories in different ways. "Mind wandering is what allows us to explore, retrieve, and experiment with connecting our memories in different ways."
- Connections can happen spontaneously during