Very wise. It's so true, you can't force your way back into creativity, if you've slipped away. Forcing it is what leads to writer's/painter's block, frustration, and depression. You have to be gentle with your creative self, because it's so much easier to just sit on the couch and watch other people's creativity. As Daniel Kahneman explains THINKING FAST AND SLOW, your conscious mind (System 2) is lazy. It dislikes effort. So when you push, it will resist. You have to cajole.
Thank you for this, Allegra! And thanks for the book reference - I appreciate knowing that the system is lazy! It’s built in. Knowing this resistance will be there is helpful for me and hopefully for others.
It's a terrific book: fascinating neuroscience and also very well written. I'm reading it for the second time at the moment, for its insights into imaginative intelligence.
Very wise. It's so true, you can't force your way back into creativity, if you've slipped away. Forcing it is what leads to writer's/painter's block, frustration, and depression. You have to be gentle with your creative self, because it's so much easier to just sit on the couch and watch other people's creativity. As Daniel Kahneman explains THINKING FAST AND SLOW, your conscious mind (System 2) is lazy. It dislikes effort. So when you push, it will resist. You have to cajole.
Thank you for this, Allegra! And thanks for the book reference - I appreciate knowing that the system is lazy! It’s built in. Knowing this resistance will be there is helpful for me and hopefully for others.
It's a terrific book: fascinating neuroscience and also very well written. I'm reading it for the second time at the moment, for its insights into imaginative intelligence.