Adults tend to fear consequences, no wonder they're less creative.

Excellent. We'll be sharing this one for sure.

Simply, we create because we were created. John 1:1-3 KJV - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Sound advice!

4:35 he just didnt want to g o to university cuz he thought it will be a waste of time

So, I must play for its own sake to be more creative. Is that right?

School. There i said it

Sadly our schools mostly teach our kids to become NPC's.

Society has completely lost this concept, especially in the working world where people are being paid less for more output.

Jess Karp the you tube artist usually says "stay curious" at the end of her videos one time i heard her say I like to pretend I'm a kid discovering something for the first time

Without freedom there is no creativity, no richness, but only terror, fear, death, destruction and poverty.

This is one of those places you have to see in order to truly understand

This is a GEM. I am a screenwriter with diagnosed ADHD and use this to get out of a day filled with toxic criticism and enter my writing flow state. Whether that's overwhelming research or writing serenely for deadlines and output. Challenge is to get into that play-like mood (mindset) without seeming like I'm procrastinating. Also looking professional about it 😂

Well done

And when I think of play the first thing that leaps to mind is "business"...

Truth. Sometimes adults try and can't play anymore. Becoming a goofy older person is a blessing...

there's a natural link through the education system here at all levels.

Isn't Paris the city of lights?

Cleese nails it! Habit10x taught me to silence my inner critic and unleash creativity.

This is on the same lines as my new favorite read, 'The Artist's Way' by Julia Cameron. It can be life changing. :)

Masterclass in public speaking

Cleese’s guide to ‘Creativity’ is nothing short of a bible. It is incredibly informative, educational & entertaining.

Bloody hell, he's creaky now. Yes, I'm aware he's old.

Which is why I've made an effort not to 'grow up' outside of those moments when it's absolutely necessary.

Perhaps this is a statement about the effects of modern media consumption on children, but I've actually found that most children I know prefer to simply reenact and replicate in their play and art rather than perform any real lateral thinking themselves, and will often vehemently resist any "new" ideas. Maybe children just appear more creative to adults because they tend to live such a different kind of life. As they are still in the process of becoming acquainted with reality, they are prone to misconceptions which, by contradicting the reality adults know, will seem like novel ideas. Also, we do tend to dump every creative or colorful thing we can get our hands on at childrens' feet, and by simply repeating such things back or carelessly mixing their favorites, they can present something that looks very creative while in fact being merely imitative of the "resources" they've been given.

לא כל סוגי היצירתיות הם "משחקיים" באופיים.

The most creative I've ever felt was when I was in a band with good friends in high school and my early 20s. We inspired each other. We had a similar sense of humor and whimsy. I'm not saying we were The Beatles, but when you watch the Beatles documentary you can see a similar quality. Now, almost 20 years later, I still make music and I also write stories and novels. But it's harder to get in that space when I'm alone. Having someone to "play" with is important, I think.

It is certain that comedians can amuse and flatter fat-butt business seminar victims.

Cool.

The travel thing is basically a proxy for money

Funny how creative problem solving is so similar across the board. I was taught “saturate, incubate, illuminate” by a retired US Army Delta Force Colonel (Pete Blaber). When that unit was fire stood up, their CO and his second in command were searching high and low for ways to improve their problem solving abilities and one place the search took them was Kelloggs. They learned counter-terrorism in part from learning how Kelloggs managed global logistics and data flow to isolate problems and make good decisions way back in 1977/78. It’s interesting to see how creativity manifests in vastly different endeavors. Comedy…Special Operations assessment and selection… it’s all a process.

Same with anything. For example, anyone who plays sports can attest that when they "try to hard" they're never as good as when they're playing and having fun. We all possess infinite creativity within us; the key to tapping into it is to "let go" and let it flow.

u gotta get sillay

Creativity is generally viewed as a good thing to have by most people, but as history teaches us, it can also be applied for evil purposes as well.

Schools are vessels to keep feeding the capitalist mooches. Capitalism IS fascism.

Look at Google Headquarters 🎉

Start to kick ideas around and use inspiration and experience and the brain alchemises it, maybe not right there but it percolates and produces that lightbulb moment perhaps now, perhaps later. In writing this is so, an idea can zap into your mind a day or so later from that kick around session.

Step 1. Keep a phone out of their hands. Step 2 get them together and let them form their own games, rules etc. get them outside and get a trampoline and step away and they will come up with crazy things and it comes totally naturally to them. They crave it.

We are not ‘taught’ in school. We are simply indoctrinated at school🤦‍♂

Another reason young children are ao creative is becUse they havent yet developed a fear of being criticized or a fear of failure. Many people are very creative, but they stifle their own ideas because they are afraid of making mistakes.

and now father-in-law said I was too childish to get married his daughter 😂

A creativity that makes a difference in society is a natural gift that oozes out like a flow.. has nothing to do with school or society

I find that i first have to be in a meditative state (as in, prior to waking up fully) then take the ideas, like building blocks, to mix and match in perhaps impossible combinations. Anything that impresses you or is memorable can be worked on, given quality control, later. And be prepared to trash ideas that don't work out, you can always do another session.

History shows that the most innovative musicians generally didn't have formal music education, and many of the most innovative artists the same. I wish I had the time, energy, and money back that I spent attending State University Art school for the most part.

When there is something wrong with our educational system, it is that bullying happens there and most of it goes undetected or unchanged. Bullying scars a child for life! That's what is the most detrimental thing to happy play: to be at your constant wit for mean people coming to embarrass and hurt you. And to find out, that all others are not equally upset with the bullies and make them pay a heavy price for it. But instead lick their proverbial a*ses. Bullying needs to be criminalized. It's that bad. It's truly torture of an innocent soul. Any teacher or parent endorsing bullying should be held accountable by law. They endorse torture!

Which could translate to this: the more fun you have at a certain job, the better you will be at it, when being creative is vital for that job.

*No,* this has _not a thing_ to do with "creative people" & everything to do with the Perceiver / Judger dichotomy in MBTI. 🤦‍♂️

Lol I spend most of the day every day playing video games.

The older generations filled us with delusions... they didn't empower us. Easier to exploit when we struggle, or are distracted. They hoarded knowledge, and their wealth. Now here we are....