(mbaskills.in) your elusive creative genius
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Your Elusive Creative GeniusBy Elizabeth Gilbert
A lot of stars in the 20th century have committed
suicide or suffered depression
Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves? Robin Williams
I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful
- Marilyn Monroe
Plath was clinically depressed for most of her
adult life
PEOPLE ASSOCIATE CREATIVE WORKS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND A FEAR THAT THEIR WORK WON’T BE GOOD
ENOUGH, OR NOT AS GOOD AS THEIR PAST
WORK.
“I believe my greatest work is now behind me, which is a scary thought”
How to construct barriers between work
and this anxiety?
The ancient Greeks & Romans believed an artist had a spirit that helped their work – called a
daemon or a ‘genius’
Daemon or ‘genius’ insulated the artist from criticism and
narcissism
The work was not theirs and they could not take all the credit or blame
Changed the paradigm
Artist himself is genius.Made Artists
Responsible to Critics
Distorted egos and unmanageable expectations
Can we go back to classical
period?
Elizabeth describes a poem coming to a poet like an
approaching train.
She must write it down before it passes never to be
seen again.
To a writer, ideas come as strong impulses
Let your Idea daemon be responsible for creativity
Separate yourself from this Deamon
HOWEVER, BOTH
MUST COME TOGETHER TO
CREATE A POEM
A musician once, when struck by an idea said,“Can you not see I’m driving… If you really want to exist, come back at a more opportune moment. Otherwise go Bother Leonard Cohen”
Essentially, feel free from anxiety, performance pressure
Tell your daemon, anxiety, fear to..
“I am doing everything I can. If you want better work, turn up to do your own bit.”
Understand, Creativity is a flow
Show up for work. Keep writing.
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