The Creativity Crisis
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- svante0
Exceptionally well-written, all of it. Here's one:
“When you try to solve a problem, you begin by concentrating on obvious facts and familiar solutions, to see if the answer lies there. This is a mostly left-brain stage of attack. If the answer doesn’t come, the right and left hemispheres of the brain activate together. Neural networks on the right side scan remote memories that could be vaguely relevant. A wide range of distant information that is normally tuned out becomes available to the left hemisphere, which searches for unseen patterns, alternative meanings, and high-level abstractions.
Having glimpsed such a connection, the left brain must quickly lock in on it before it escapes. The attention system must radically reverse gears, going from defocused attention to extremely focused attention. In a flash, the brain pulls together these disparate shreds of thought and binds them into a new single idea that enters consciousness. This is the “aha!” moment of insight, often followed by a spark of pleasure as the brain recognizes the novelty of what it’s come up with.”
- graduate school hogwash is the reason american creativity is declining.... and yes, i went to MFA school...vaxorcist
- When I try to solve a problem I begin by thinking about why the problem needs solving.lukus_W
- MFA school huh?
is that a good school...lolmarychain - MFA School = mutha fuckin art schoolMelanie