The Art of Creative Inspiration | Victor Shamas | TEDxTucson

Victor Shamas, PhD, offers a fresh vision of the creative process as well as two practical tools for inducing the peak experience of creative inspiration.
Victor is an explorer of inner worlds and peak experiences. As a University of Arizona psychologist, Dr. Shamas has conducted research on creativity, consciousness, intuition, wisdom, imagination, play, hypnosis, problem-solving, inspiration, music perception, self-transcendence, and a simple wellness technique called Repose, which he co-developed. He is the author of four books: Deep Creativity, The Way of Play, The Chanter’s Guide, and Repose: The Potent Pause. Dr. Shamas is also the co-founder of two non-profit groups: PlayHaven and Global Chant. Victor Shamas, PhD, is an explorer of inner worlds and peak experiences. As a University of Arizona psychologist, Dr. Shamas has conducted research on creativity, intuition, wisdom, self-transcendence, and a simple wellness technique called Repose, which he co-developed. He is the author of four books- Deep Creativity, The Way of Play, The Chanter’s Guide, and Repose: The Potent Pause. He is also the co-founder of two non-profit groups, PlayHaven and Global Chant. “Repose for Enhance Creativity” presents a technique to induce peak experiences and creative power. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@pimgamerz]

I do this when im running, without music, just one with nature and environment sounds. Its great 😇

[@LUCRATIVENESS]

*_“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”- Warren Buffett_*

[@thebestrapperindcthebestra6429]

You can feel this mans purity

[@creatingreality291]

The world does not deserve this man.

[@Cam-ot8tl]

This should really have more views.

[@vastucson]

Thank you. Please share the link with people you think would be interested.

[@cookiemonster3147]

true words !!

[@lynnwiesesneyd8145]

Wonderful insights and perspective into creativity and inspiration! Thank you, Victor.

[@susanfox7172]

Your demeanor and presentation are inspiring. I will lay in repose shortly!

[@hapiearning5222]

Wow! thank you for this very inspiring talk! So love it. Big thanks Victor.

[@familymusicful]

you nailed it... yes!

[@shiverarts8284]

Ikr, creative inspiration is like the biggest orgasm you can have. I have experienced it first hand, but I found that my biggest creative orgasms were when I was high on acid. I drew for hours and hours on a log high on acid, and if felt like god had touched my heart.

[@stephanieangelea928]

This was very helpful and spot on 😁

[@lisirchin]

Mental silence. 👍🏻 sounds perfect 🎉

[@reenhas1]

Loved this ted talk!

[@rubydragonjd1]

WHOA he is brilliant-I've often made the correlation of play being important to adults, never did I realize how much closer that would bring us toward the 'no mind' state. I love this! *Also I agree with the poster below, this video should have more views! Simple and brilliant! Thanks, Victor :D

[@rubydragonjd1]

I was afraid I had lost the link to this video, I'm grateful I saved this on my old laptop. Just watching this video again brought tears to my eyes, as it is exactly what I needed to hear, as a creative who has been working a desk job (not in the creative industry) for the past three years. Thank you, Victor. I feel more ready now to get back into the designers chair

[@RicardoNevesMusic]

In-spiration is the act of breathing in or soaking in what is already out there in other people's works and then putting it in to your own work through your own eyes/lens. And then someone else repeating the process/cycle over and over again with the work you put out there (also known as: the act of being inspired).

[@TheNewMiracunini]

The funny thing for me as an artist that it's kinda what had me fall in love with someone. Inspiration is a type of falling in love, more emotional but yea. Essentially what he's saying it's the heart, thinking is overthinking for intuitive people aka artistically minded

[@alvinwu7809]

I like this video nice work

[@openmind1313]

C.G. Jung lived at the lake of Zürich, not Geneva

[@PercevalLeGallois1]

Sources ?

[@vastucson]

HegelianSpock The research I cited is reported in Deep Creativity: Inside the Creative Mystery (Morgan James, 2018).

[@PercevalLeGallois1]

@@vastucson Thanks, but what I meant was about a peer review scientific paper, or the meta analysis where the book come from.

[@vastucson]

Which research interests you specifically? Deep Creativity has 235 citations. A meta-analysis requires replication by multiple labs. Any labs interested in replicating our findings can request and be provided with the instruments used in specific studies.

[@LoneKuroRaifu]

...... he talks funny. Think he's helpful tho

[@sandrakarwel]

This is so much of a drafted speech with no real insight. Music and dance does heighten the spirits, but drawing, painting, and crafting is concentrated work. And I wouldn't consider walking as play. If this speaker would actually "do" creativity he would find that all the bullsit he is saying is at best marginal.

[@donnakuhl2419]

Boring.. this is old for me..PLAY.. that's the key.. what's my new play that I've not done. Within the law.. right? You're not creative living isolated in missouri USA.. LMAO