John Cleese talks about "open" and "closed" modes that allow and disallow creativity states. Now here's the negative thing: Creativity is not a talent. It is n

John Cleese talks about "open" and "closed" modes that allow and disallow creativity states. Now here's the negative thing: Creativity is not a talent. It is not a talent, it is a way of operating. MacKinnon showed that the most creative had simply acquired a facility for getting themselves into a particular mood -- "a way of operating" -- which allowed their natural creativity to function. In fact, MacKinnon described this particular facility as an ability to play.