There's one exception this rule regarding creativity and misery: philosophy. Here's my reasoning: if you're doing philosophy and you saw "a way out of the circ

There's one exception this rule regarding creativity and misery: philosophy. Here's my reasoning: if you're doing philosophy and you saw "a way out of the circumstances" making you unhappy (philosophical circumstances) you would be able to become a political theorist or a religious figure. The misery is mandatory if you plan on being truly (i.e. purely) introspective and avoid being compromised by the hope of external circumstances being favorable, it seems.