Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work.
I found this quote interesting how creativity is often tied to work ethic. Creativity can be used in everyday life. I wonder why he thought of that conclusion.
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- Aug 2020
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The trick to creativity, if there is a single useful thing to say about it, is to identify your own peculiar talent and then to settle down to work with it for a good long time.
I agree with this quote because many times, creativty people are pressured to believe that they need to be good at everything. In reality, it is okay to be good at one niche and to constatnly build on one skill.
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To create anything … is to believe, if only momentarily, you are capable of magic. … That magic … is sometimes perilous, sometimes infectious, sometimes fragile, sometimes failed, sometimes infuriating, sometimes triumphant, and sometimes tragic.
Especially when working with children, they have to believe in the task at hand for them to be inspired. The magic of creativity is often not always positive since it can cause burn-out or frustration. Nonethless, creatvies comes back to their work because it can create a different picture of story for others.
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“Don’t think!” You must never think at the typewriter — you must feel. Your intellect is always buried in that feeling anyway.
Most people think of creativity is how someone problem solves differently using their head. I haven't thought about it in terms of how someone feels.
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