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Boredom + Freedom = Creativity.
by BagelGuy 3y ago
Boredom + Freedom = Creativity.
- yamazakiwi 3y agoI see, the missing link is not age, it's freedom. I myself do a bad job of being bored, even when freedom is provided. My reaction is reinforced due to how often I am compelled to deal with boredom without freedom.
- datameta 3y agoI second this very much so. Even if I have the extra time due to working from home, I usually don't feel free enough during work hours to get engrossed in a hobby or side project. I just seek escape in the form of cheap temporary entertainment.
- jstarfish 3y agoFreedom is debatable. Too much of it and you just get overwhelmed with possibilities. I'd submit that it's boredom plus constraints that equal creativity. You're forced to think around your obstacles. It's why bands and authors suck once they make it big. Once they have tons of time and money, output suffers and they stop delivering. The threat of starvation no longer forces them to make something that works on their broken keyboard.
- yamazakiwi 3y agoI think contextually art is one thing that can be made great utilizing creative restraints, but it's less likely a person will be willing to jump around obstacles if they are too great or not specifically related to the creative pursuit. Many times a creative pursuit doesn't seem like an option BECAUSE of the constraints.
- antifa 3y agoIf starvation and bordom and constraints were the key to quality then we’d all have been annihilated by the 3rd world in less than a week.