This doesn't track for me at all, and I'm wondering if I'm misunderstanding the point. The mere presence of another person in the room, whether they're contrib

This doesn't track for me at all, and I'm wondering if I'm misunderstanding the point. The mere presence of another person in the room, whether they're contributing and providing feedback or not, generates idea after idea for me. Some of the best ideas I've had have come from sitting in my living room watching my roommate play Rocket League, with us occasionally discussing the game. It feels so difficult and pointless and uninspiring alone that I've considered hiring an intern or apprentice just to sit there in the studio with me. > As painful as it is, any creation happens in isolation without any signals or external validation until it’s complete. This is the exact opposite of my experience writing lyrics. We're all constantly bouncing ideas off of each other, immediately and repeatedly. Speaking the lyrics out loud to someone else to gauge how they'll be received in a song is a go-to method in my circle. And if that's just revision and not creation, well, most of my song ideas stem from random phrases spoken out loud to someone in conversation. > While you’re reading this, creative people are working hard now across the world on the next novel, movie, or song you’ll love, and yet, you don’t know anything about it, and they don’t know if you’ll like it either. I guess this is saying that artists generally don't share half-complete ideas, which is true, but that's because audiences don't do well with filling in the gaps on their own, not because "creation happens in silence". Creation is collaborative and chaotic. If you think I'm misreading this article please let me know! It's a real head scratcher. edit: one exception comes to mind - I'm only inspired around others, but when there's a musical problem to be solved (e.g. how do we go from the chorus to the bridge), we all tend to retreat into our heads to work out possible ideas instead of playing them out loud for people and seeing what sticks.