creative drive low?
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- monkeyshine
Ok...you can tell I'm having a hard day given my whiny posts. BUT is anyone else having a difficult time finding their creative center right now? I'm so distracted, bummed by what's happening in the world, its hard to focus or find any relevance in my work. I know I'm being a whiny baby...just slap me around.
~deanna
- Mal0
I think it's a universal state of mind at the moment. We're all a little disturbed by this and it's hard to act as if everything is normal.
have a cyberhug meantime.
- maverick0
I can relate. I've tried changing this by doing some "political" paintings at home that help me to express what I feel and get some of it out of my system. It's not my style(I ususally paint abstractions), but it feels good to try and locate my voice through my creativity. Give it a try!
- vespa0
*hug*
I feel the same.
Went out on Friday night and after watching the news it was really hard to go to a poncy kensington bar and be the life of the party. But people (including me) don't want to talk about war on a friday night...
Maybe try and convert it into exercising your wit and typographic skillz the way mrming does!
http://www.mrming.co.uk
- loudubs0
not being creative is a difficult thing.....(holding my intestines in with a New York Times)
- Biofreak0
sounds like you need to cop a feel, pronto!
- Biofreak0
quick, pinch my ass.
youll feel better. =)
- monkeyshine0
[copping feel of Bios ass] aahh sweet, if temporary, relief. Bio, you are just puttin' out for me today!
Vespa...funny choice of words. I'm working on a logo right now for a company called Life of the Party. :o
Glad to know I'm not just being melodramatic..or..uh, if I am, ya'll are too! :)
- mikeyf0
Have a cup of tea and a wank.
- monkeyshine0
vespa,
thats beautiful! can I take it into my client meeting tomorrow?
- ok_static0
usually i'll do something else instead, like making some audio bits, or do some illustration by hand, books, movies...cooking...
- mrdobolina0
make one of these, it made me feel better when I made it:
- JazX0
nope, doing just fine, good luck in Tennessee though sugar. Just joshing you. I miss my fiance in Namibia, she ain't her so their ain't no sunshine
- d1ė0
concerning your original question on creatibity...
Recent studies aimed at pinpointing the source of inspiration and invention for true creatives have come up with three different subsets:
The first subset contains you average, everyday person, firmly grounded in popular reality or a mainstream culture. These people tend to be more logical and reasonable than creative.
The second subset is a tricky one. This newley discovered type are people whom are really type one, but for one reason or another try to be a type two. While success may come in spots, as this type matures, the illusion that they were a creative slowly fades. These people usually return to type one, and hold public service or teaching jobs.
Finally, type three is the true creative. This type does not undergo things such as "writers or creative blocks". It has been found in tests that the energy these types possess is boundless and limitless, feeding them relentlessly until death. Though truly rare, these are visionaries such as DaVinchis, Picasso's, Bach, Giger, etc.
Now, it has come to my conclusion that most of the people in here are type 2 (including yourself), while I have seen perhaps one or two type 3 creatives here.
Having said that, and establishing that you are in fact a type 2, I would give you the following advice.
If your having these "creative blocks" often, begin to submit resumes or apply for a Postal worker (great benifits / tax breaks) or teaching position at your local highschool or junior colledge.
hope this helps.
- Carty0
i think most are feeling affected... im hooked on the news... even if i know its biased towards an american angle... and it shows nothing negative...
it affects my creativity as well... there is definitely something in the universe... other than just this war.
- JazX0
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- Mal0
the whole damn earth is shaking on the wrong frequency, stay down.
- vespa0
woops sorry about the delay I was in the pub. But now I'm back *burp* with a whole new perspective.
Firstly, yea for sure take it to your meeting!
Secondly, what's this arse about "creative types"? I think everyone is creative, but some people get it knocked out of them sooner than others. Some people love creating so much that they learn to show the finger to others' attempts to knock their creativity. That's where I would place most NTers at.
- Turtle0
Hey...even the shitty stuff going on right now can be a great scorce of material....use it...go with it...milk it!
- Bluejam0
Run head first into a solid brick wall. If the ideas won't come out freely, knock'em outta yer head.
I've used this appproach on numerous occasions with great success.
Now i need to figure out how to pay the doctor's bill. Any ideas?