I'm among the best at my creative dicipline and I also teach classes all over the world. You can teach people to be creative by breaking it down into small elements as the video shows, but in my experience that only goes as far as the individual is willing to take it.. The really creative people will continue to experiment and explore even if its counter intuitive and almost certain to fail. Its like a puzzle where you don't know what the pieces look like, so you have to invent the pieces. I wanted to learn bronze casting as a part of what I do. Its taken me 15 years of experimentation to get to where I wanted to get and I'm still working on it. Most people would think me mad for spending so much time on a problem but I wouldn't give up even if it killed me. I was teaching a class a few years ago and was showing my students a simple task, I glanced up at them standing around my table and saw the look of astonishment on their faces. I thought I was doing something obvious and easy but realised it was something they'd never be able to do. At that point I realised I was a master of my craft. Until then I considered myself to be pretty average. Even though I get thousands for my work I still think I'm just scratching the surface and feel like I've 'got away with it' every time I get a sale. Its like I'm a fraud... To be a creative person is to be permanently disappointed with the results.
I agree with the disapointment aspect. As a fiction writer and RUclips content creator I am constantly critiquing myself, all with the negative side of the spectrum. But it is an advantage, driving me forwards to improve.
This is gold. Exactly what I needed
a true creative always questions everything, even the problem, its our default setting
Let’s question creativity as well. :)
You made the process become clean and clear
I'm among the best at my creative dicipline and I also teach classes all over the world. You can teach people to be creative by breaking it down into small elements as the video shows, but in my experience that only goes as far as the individual is willing to take it.. The really creative people will continue to experiment and explore even if its counter intuitive and almost certain to fail. Its like a puzzle where you don't know what the pieces look like, so you have to invent the pieces.
I wanted to learn bronze casting as a part of what I do. Its taken me 15 years of experimentation to get to where I wanted to get and I'm still working on it. Most people would think me mad for spending so much time on a problem but I wouldn't give up even if it killed me.
I was teaching a class a few years ago and was showing my students a simple task, I glanced up at them standing around my table and saw the look of astonishment on their faces. I thought I was doing something obvious and easy but realised it was something they'd never be able to do. At that point I realised I was a master of my craft. Until then I considered myself to be pretty average.
Even though I get thousands for my work I still think I'm just scratching the surface and feel like I've 'got away with it' every time I get a sale. Its like I'm a fraud... To be a creative person is to be permanently disappointed with the results.
I think you're absolutely right aside from the disappointment part. Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part.
I agree with the disapointment aspect. As a fiction writer and RUclips content creator I am constantly critiquing myself, all with the negative side of the spectrum. But it is an advantage, driving me forwards to improve.