On 7/18/2011 3:27 AM, Invisible wrote:
> Apparently I am physiologically incapable of coming up with original
> ideas.

Do you dream of new things? I mean, where you go to sleep and have 
visions, that sort of dreaming. Creativity is the process of assembling 
known ideas and principles to create new forms. Not all of your 
sentences are complete rewrites of some other person's thoughts, are 
they? I doubt it. You assemble bits and pieces of old things to create 
new things.

Creativity has its roots in the subconscious, and free association is 
one way to tap it. Not saying I'm always successful, but that's why I 
cycle through different hobbies :)

Whether or not what you create is widely considered 
aesthetically-pleasing is all a matter of perspective. Look at the Bower 
bird. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowerbird) He creates these 
fantastic arrangements (that Wikipedia article doesn't do them justice, 
try watching the PBS special), and as the species evolves, their bowers 
become more and more magnificent. Even so, many of the bowers they make 
simply aren't pleasing to the human eye, but these birds are undoubtedly 
going through a creative process.

Sometimes all you have to do is start doing /something./ Who cares if 
nobody else likes it? What's important is that *you* enjoy doing it.

~Sam

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