Creativity
the art of creativity
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Creativity
“If you are creative, the world will bow down to you.”
one, criticizing someone is easy; two, creating something original is very hard; three, but somebody’s got to do it.
Deborah Treisman • The Underground Worlds of Haruki Murakami
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“But the Greeks and the Romans both believed in the idea of an external daemon of creativity—a sort of house elf, if you will, who lived within the walls of your home and who sometimes aided you in your labors. The Romans had a specific term for that helpful house elf. They called it your genius—your guardian deity, the conduit of your inspiration.... See more
Midway through his deep sleep, the riff for the famous Stones song appeared to him in a dream, which seems too unbelievable to be true, yet this tale isn’t a work of fiction. Luckily, the guitarist had a Phillips cassette player near his bedside and captured the magical piece of music rather than let it float into oblivion while half asleep.
In his... See more
In his... See more
Keith Richards names the "most superb, lucky song ever"
Creative people also ensure they can catch the lightning when it strikes. Richards had his cassette ready.
I said earlier that if we want to encourage creativity, we should just get out of its way. That was an ambiguous statement and I’d like to clear up some of the ambiguity. I will insist that creativity is not rare at all, which becomes clear once we identify the obstacles, organizational and personal, that get in its way.
Is creativity really scarce?... See more
Is creativity really scarce?... See more
Everett Hughes • Articles
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... See moreCreativity is about connection—you must be connected to others in order to be inspired and share your own work—but it is also about disconnection. You must retreat from the world long enough to think, practice your art, and bring forth something worth sharing with others. You must play a little hide-and-seek in order to produce something worth
John Dewey on How to Find Your Calling, the Key to a Fulfilling Vocation, and Why Diverse Interests Are Essential for Excellence in Any Field
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Creativity is the world’s greatest recycling program. I like how Nike designer Tinker Hatfield framed it, via @bpoppenheimer newsletter:
“When you sit down to create something...what you create is a culmination of everything you’ve seen and done previous to that point.” https://t.co/OOvK9fSPdZ
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