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> First and foremost, creators are curators. That seems like an overstatement. Foremost? Johnson said that a writer may turn over half a library to make one bo
by karaterobot 3y ago
> First and foremost, creators are curators.
That seems like an overstatement. Foremost? Johnson said that a writer may turn over half a library to make one book, but this article doesn't talk about doing anything with your collection after you've curated it. The creative act referred to in this article seems to be the curating itself. That's fine as far as it goes; curation is a form of creativity. But I'd say creators, broadly, are first and foremost people who make stuff, not people who curate other stuff. If you're too overwhelmed by stuff to make anything yourself, you've probably seen plenty already. Maybe shut off the firehose and try working on something before deciding lack of curation is the problem you face. This feels a bit like the impulse that tells you the reason you can't get any writing done is because you need to clean your office first.
- thejorgemedina 3y agoHey, the author here :) Curation is only the first step of the framework i'm building called The Creative Flywheel. So you're right. It is not enough. But the sentence you highlight means creators are very good curators. They learn from other creators and carefully select their sources of inspiration, then they ideate on their own, and finally create. The cycle goes Curation > Ideation > Creation > Distribution. That article is only dedicated to the first step. But I have another talking about the blueprint of creativity where I go over the 4 in less detail.