http://www.ockhammedia.com/where-does-creativity-come-from/ the business of art and personal growth Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:27:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.ockhammedia.com/where-does-creativity-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Ruth Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:44:01 +0000 http://www.ockhammedia.com/?p=20#comment-4 You are probably right. The BEST and most brilliant artistic works probably come from darkness or even madness. However, I'm not going to voluntarily give up my quest to be happier and more well-adjusted in order to be more creative. When someone is dealing with darkness and angst, art can be a positive outcome rather than meaningless self-destruction (although sometimes they are combined.) I would like to add that, for me, being really down or depressed usually results in apathy and feeling overwhelmed so that I am not very creative or productive. The biggest creativity boost for me is BOREDOM. My most creative times in life have come when I was simply bored and had tons of free time. It's like giving me a blank canvas that needs to be filled with something. One summer working in rural Arkansas comes to mind. Even the move to Iowa boosted my creativity over living in Colorado where I had friends, better weather and more stuff to do. But again, I don't really want to give those up! I guess I need to manufacture some boredom in my life at times. Thanks for writing--I am really enjoying the direction your blog is going and look forward to hearing more of your thoughts and experiences! You are probably right. The BEST and most brilliant artistic works probably come from darkness or even madness.
However, I’m not going to voluntarily give up my quest to be happier and more well-adjusted in order to be more creative.
When someone is dealing with darkness and angst, art can be a positive outcome rather than meaningless self-destruction (although sometimes they are combined.)
I would like to add that, for me, being really down or depressed usually results in apathy and feeling overwhelmed so that I am not very creative or productive.
The biggest creativity boost for me is BOREDOM. My most creative times in life have come when I was simply bored and had tons of free time. It’s like giving me a blank canvas that needs to be filled with something. One summer working in rural Arkansas comes to mind. Even the move to Iowa boosted my creativity over living in Colorado where I had friends, better weather and more stuff to do. But again, I don’t really want to give those up! I guess I need to manufacture some boredom in my life at times.
Thanks for writing–I am really enjoying the direction your blog is going and look forward to hearing more of your thoughts and experiences!

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