Comments on: Creativity and Originality http://generallythinking.com/creativity-and-originality/ On second thoughts, specialization IS for insects. Wed, 09 May 2012 01:27:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Warren Davies http://generallythinking.com/creativity-and-originality/#comment-438 Warren Davies Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:55:19 +0000 http://generallythinking.com/blog/?p=1510#comment-438 I do the same thing, try not to get carried away by biases. And also have moments of dumbfounded stupidity! Happy new year! I do the same thing, try not to get carried away by biases. And also have moments of dumbfounded stupidity! Happy new year!

]]> By: mohinder http://generallythinking.com/creativity-and-originality/#comment-437 mohinder Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:30:15 +0000 http://generallythinking.com/blog/?p=1510#comment-437 Well, I ain't no Mr Spock! Like everyone else I still have moments of dumbfounded stupidity but I do my best to think in a way that minimizes them as much as possible. I.e rationally, logically and pragmatically questioning why I think what I do e.g asking myself 'wheres the evidence? is this in my best interest? does it help me? is this the best use of my time right now? etc, etc' Sounds a little mechanical but I am far less emotional and I think consequentially productive for it. Merry Christmas! Well, I ain’t no Mr Spock! Like everyone else I still have moments of dumbfounded stupidity but I do my best to think in a way that minimizes them as much as possible. I.e rationally, logically and pragmatically questioning why I think what I do e.g asking myself ‘wheres the evidence? is this in my best interest? does it help me? is this the best use of my time right now? etc, etc’ Sounds a little mechanical but I am far less emotional and I think consequentially productive for it. Merry Christmas!

]]> By: Warren Davies http://generallythinking.com/creativity-and-originality/#comment-436 Warren Davies Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:46:15 +0000 http://generallythinking.com/blog/?p=1510#comment-436 You know, that's a really good point. I could see that being true, if an artist's suffering was the inspiration for her art then the focus and rumination would in a strange way equate to focus on the task at hand. Are you saying by that that you were once quite emotion, and are now rational and logical? Personally, I also think an over-reliance on logic hinders creativity. You know, that’s a really good point. I could see that being true, if an artist’s suffering was the inspiration for her art then the focus and rumination would in a strange way equate to focus on the task at hand.

Are you saying by that that you were once quite emotion, and are now rational and logical? Personally, I also think an over-reliance on logic hinders creativity.

]]> By: Warren Davies http://generallythinking.com/creativity-and-originality/#comment-435 Warren Davies Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:42:02 +0000 http://generallythinking.com/blog/?p=1510#comment-435 Totally, sometimes simple originality seems to be enough to sell a novelty product, regardless of whether it has any use value whatsoever. "Oh look at that! That's <em>different</em>! I don't want or need it, but I'll have it anyway!" Totally, sometimes simple originality seems to be enough to sell a novelty product, regardless of whether it has any use value whatsoever. “Oh look at that! That’s different! I don’t want or need it, but I’ll have it anyway!”

]]> By: mohinder http://generallythinking.com/creativity-and-originality/#comment-434 mohinder Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:08:16 +0000 http://generallythinking.com/blog/?p=1510#comment-434 That should have been 'The only thin I miss FROM having a more rational and logical outlook ....etc' That should have been ‘The only thin I miss FROM having a more rational and logical outlook ….etc’

]]> By: mohinder http://generallythinking.com/creativity-and-originality/#comment-433 mohinder Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:08:11 +0000 http://generallythinking.com/blog/?p=1510#comment-433 My hunch from my own personal experience is that being a 'suffering artist' gives you a certain amount of clarity and single mindedness that shuts out all the other crap in life which allows you to completely focus on your 'art' without any of the usual mundane distractions which is when you come up your most creative and unique ideas because you are effectively thinking way outside the box without, paradoxically, any of the usual mental restrictions to comply with what already exists. So its not so much an elimination of all the crap ideas that don't work but just a laser type focus on coming up with the best solution. Originality I think, like you correctly pointed out, is just coming up with any idea no matter how ridiculous it may sound ('combing hair with brick' for example) and then hoping and relying on luck that one of these will be adaptable to a workable and original idea. But I could be talking a loud of bollocks. The only thing I miss about having a more rational and logical outlook to life is that I don't have those extremes of emotion which in a way acted as so much fuel for really creative ideas that I normally in a more stable state of mind wouldn't come up with. My hunch from my own personal experience is that being a ‘suffering artist’ gives you a certain amount of clarity and single mindedness that shuts out all the other crap in life which allows you to completely focus on your ‘art’ without any of the usual mundane distractions which is when you come up your most creative and unique ideas because you are effectively thinking way outside the box without, paradoxically, any of the usual mental restrictions to comply with what already exists. So its not so much an elimination of all the crap ideas that don’t work but just a laser type focus on coming up with the best solution.

Originality I think, like you correctly pointed out, is just coming up with any idea no matter how ridiculous it may sound (‘combing hair with brick’ for example) and then hoping and relying on luck that one of these will be adaptable to a workable and original idea.

But I could be talking a loud of bollocks.

The only thing I miss about having a more rational and logical outlook to life is that I don’t have those extremes of emotion which in a way acted as so much fuel for really creative ideas that I normally in a more stable state of mind wouldn’t come up with.

]]> By: Kenji Crosland http://generallythinking.com/creativity-and-originality/#comment-432 Kenji Crosland Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:04:50 +0000 http://generallythinking.com/blog/?p=1510#comment-432 This is an interesting distinction. I can see how this would be true. After all there are plenty of novelty goods out there that are extremely original, well designed, and engineered...but the value level is low. This is an interesting distinction. I can see how this would be true. After all there are plenty of novelty goods out there that are extremely original, well designed, and engineered…but the value level is low.

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