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I think you're speaking of interest and motivation, without which you won't try to be creative or hit the gym. But I believe the capability still exists within

I think you're speaking of interest and motivation, without which you won't try to be creative or hit the gym. But I believe the capability still exists within you, even if you choose to ignore it. Nobody is unable to be an artist because of the way they were born.

inglor_cz 4y ago
I am not sure if this is distinction without difference. A part of being an artist is, for me at least, the drive to do something. Myself, I write quite a lot (in Czech), I have published 7 books so far. I am not claiming to be a big artist, merely a mediocre one, but I notice that I don't really have a choice. I have to write something almost every day, much like a full toilet bowl has to overflow.
- Apocryphon 4y ago
  There is difference between motivation and aptitude.
  - inglor_cz 4y ago
    True, but practice makes, if not perfect, at least better.
- popcube 4y ago
  I will say this is your gift, a lot of talent people can work hard than anyone
cutler 4y ago
Maybe we're all capable of being a mediocre artist but artistic genius is another thing altogether.
- BaculumMeumEst 4y ago
  Pursuing art as someone of mediocre skill can be extremely fulfilling and worthwhile endeavor. Fixating over whether you are a genius is probably not.
- robonerd 4y ago
  It's not about being the best.
  - brigandish 4y ago
    It is for some people and that's probably a reasonable predictor of how well they'll do. Have you met people who excel at something who don't care about excelling? I can't think of one.
matthewsmith2 4y ago
Your comment reads a bit like this: I am creative. If you are not, it is because you lack the willpower. Funnily enough, it is the reverse expectation that is often placed. "If you can't concentrate, it's because you lack the willpower" etc. I lived under this burden that something was wrong with me my whole life; that I had some character flaw that made me unsuccessful at things that other people find easy. And then I was diagnosed with ADD. And then I was prescribed drugs. And then I discovered what it was like to be a normal human being. It turns out that it took just 35 milligrams of a single substance to allow me to focus just like other human beings can, and get through a normal work day like other human beings can. The point of my story is this: people are wired differently. It is not a character flaw that someone doesn't have an attribute that you should think they have. It is not a lack of willpower or focus. I have a highly creative brain. It is clear that there is something that causes my brain to make connections faster than most others. And, that thing also helps me make new and random connections in a way that most others will never experience. This thing, this creative spark, is also my ADD. My brain is constantly taking me on weird and wonderful journeys. I don't choose it, it just happens. And the same thing in reverse. I don't choose to lose focus. It just happens. My brain is constantly making noise and interrupting me. It just happens.
- SeanAnderson 4y ago
  May I ask how you know your new, medicated behavior is representative of how normal human beings think? I don't consider myself to have ADD, but I have taken Adderall. It increased my ability to focus, focusing on tasks is rewarded in society, and I felt like the positive effects of it made me a better version of myself. I stopped because I didn't appreciate some of the negative side-effects. It seems common for people who take stimulants to feel like they're a better version of themselves while experiencing the positive side-effects of the medication irrespective of an ADD diagnosis. If you agree, I wonder how you came to the conclusion you were at a competitive disadvantage compared to the norm rather than simply having a leg-up against the norm once medicated. And sorry if probing is disrespectful. No ill intent here. Just idle curiosity.
  - astrange 4y ago
abernard1 4y ago
> But I believe the capability still exists within you Maybe, but the thing about creative people is they create. Creativity isn't about potential, it's about an objective act of making something new.

inglor_cz 4y ago

I am not sure if this is distinction without difference. A part of being an artist is, for me at least, the drive to do something. Myself, I write quite a lot (in Czech), I have published 7 books so far. I am not claiming to be a big artist, merely a mediocre one, but I notice that I don't really have a choice. I have to write something almost every day, much like a full toilet bowl has to overflow.

Apocryphon 4y ago
There is difference between motivation and aptitude.
- inglor_cz 4y ago
  True, but practice makes, if not perfect, at least better.
popcube 4y ago
I will say this is your gift, a lot of talent people can work hard than anyone

cutler 4y ago

Maybe we're all capable of being a mediocre artist but artistic genius is another thing altogether.

BaculumMeumEst 4y ago
Pursuing art as someone of mediocre skill can be extremely fulfilling and worthwhile endeavor. Fixating over whether you are a genius is probably not.
robonerd 4y ago
It's not about being the best.
- brigandish 4y ago
  It is for some people and that's probably a reasonable predictor of how well they'll do. Have you met people who excel at something who don't care about excelling? I can't think of one.

matthewsmith2 4y ago

Your comment reads a bit like this: I am creative. If you are not, it is because you lack the willpower. Funnily enough, it is the reverse expectation that is often placed. "If you can't concentrate, it's because you lack the willpower" etc. I lived under this burden that something was wrong with me my whole life; that I had some character flaw that made me unsuccessful at things that other people find easy. And then I was diagnosed with ADD. And then I was prescribed drugs. And then I discovered what it was like to be a normal human being. It turns out that it took just 35 milligrams of a single substance to allow me to focus just like other human beings can, and get through a normal work day like other human beings can. The point of my story is this: people are wired differently. It is not a character flaw that someone doesn't have an attribute that you should think they have. It is not a lack of willpower or focus. I have a highly creative brain. It is clear that there is something that causes my brain to make connections faster than most others. And, that thing also helps me make new and random connections in a way that most others will never experience. This thing, this creative spark, is also my ADD. My brain is constantly taking me on weird and wonderful journeys. I don't choose it, it just happens. And the same thing in reverse. I don't choose to lose focus. It just happens. My brain is constantly making noise and interrupting me. It just happens.

SeanAnderson 4y ago
May I ask how you know your new, medicated behavior is representative of how normal human beings think? I don't consider myself to have ADD, but I have taken Adderall. It increased my ability to focus, focusing on tasks is rewarded in society, and I felt like the positive effects of it made me a better version of myself. I stopped because I didn't appreciate some of the negative side-effects. It seems common for people who take stimulants to feel like they're a better version of themselves while experiencing the positive side-effects of the medication irrespective of an ADD diagnosis. If you agree, I wonder how you came to the conclusion you were at a competitive disadvantage compared to the norm rather than simply having a leg-up against the norm once medicated. And sorry if probing is disrespectful. No ill intent here. Just idle curiosity.
- astrange 4y ago

abernard1 4y ago

> But I believe the capability still exists within you Maybe, but the thing about creative people is they create. Creativity isn't about potential, it's about an objective act of making something new.