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Does anyone ever actually see an improvement in their creativity from a system like that? I'd imagine that most people just get stuck in a loop, reaffirming th
by Hyena 15y ago
Does anyone ever actually see an improvement in their creativity from a system like that?
I'd imagine that most people just get stuck in a loop, reaffirming that those are, in fact, the necessary elements.
- glimcat 15y agoMostly I see improvements in my creativity when I stop letting myself get distracted. And when I spend a lot of time immersed in whatever domain it is that I want to "be creative" in.
- ajkessler 15y agoYou say "necessary elements", but I'm not quite sure what you mean. If you take the list from the article, I wouldn't really call any of them "necessary" to create a nude painting. They were just the ones that a lot of other people were using. That doesn't mean they're definitive in any way. I use this system in photography all the time. I find breaking something down into distinct elements really helps you identify what's going on. It feels decidedly "uncreative" when you're doing it, but it works.
- Hyena 15y agoWell, no, I didn't use scare quotes, though that was my intent. Usually it seems like the more people review some procedure, the more they convince themselves that is how it's done.