Comments on: how to be creative (latest version)

By: Milan Davidovic

Milan Davidovic — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:08:54 +0000

“The difference between art and commerce is artificial.“
If so, then it would seem that the products of artistic activity are, in essence, economic goods. Have I understood this statement correctly?

By: Hugo

Hugo — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:34:19 +0000

I’m not into business or art or anything else this can relate to, but much of what you have written here I think can apply to life as a whole, and it was very interesting to read and gave me something to think about.
thx
PS. I dont like your art but I don’t think you care whatever. And that’s good.

By: nidam

nidam — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 01:51:38 +0000

i love ur work.

By: MLK

MLK — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:28:27 +0000

Booody boody boody boody

By: Vx

Vx — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 21:42:27 +0000

A truly inspiring view of the world.. I mean New York. It makes me feel like I could do anything possible.
Thanks for showing me the Door.
Keep it going.

By: Shanti

Shanti — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 14:02:51 +0000

Hugh — you’ve done it again, you monkeyfucker you. =)
Is it depressing that your musings on post-30 life remind me of my own? (at the tender age of 25)

By: CLEVER_NAME

CLEVER_NAME — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:46:52 +0000

I miss New York, and I’ve never even lived there. Chicago will do for now, I suppose.

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:55:45 +0000

who knew it would pay to be unsettling?
viva la “pissed off”!

By: PB

PB — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:01:00 +0000

What you speak of is exactly what I’ve struggled with for the last few years. I graduated college in ’96 and nine years later I’ve awaken myself to the question, “Where the hell did those nine years go?“
The feelings are overwhelming at times, but I’ve been wanting to find my creative self and let it go. I finally decided that I might never make money doing what I love, but having a job helps me accomplish those things I love doing.
Keep on writing. It struck a cord with me.

By: think again - Ideascape is advanture

think again - Ideascape is advanture — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:09:46 +0000

“Meaning Scales”

Finding and discovering meaning and context with tags. On the fly tagging is important because with many new ideas (half-bakeded ones), it is difficult to explain them. Simple tagging is a method to informally describe something in our own words. Foll

By: Jay El

Jay El — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:08:56 +0000

I wanted to first reply “You are a God” impulsively, but that’s certainly not it. Nevertheless, you are certainly more enlighten than I, and are further down what looks like a similar path to mine.
Your knowledge is precious to me, I need some time to meditate on your updated essay.
Making money v.s. living fully. Are the two somehow compatible?

By: L

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 05:14:50 +0000

No, he shouldn’t charge for this. This is the type of thing that could potentially make the world a lot better than it is. Help for humankind should have no barriers to entry!

By: Dave Goodman

Dave Goodman — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 04:11:24 +0000

I’m thinking this should maybe be titled, “How to *Handle* Creativity“
Then you could write “How to Be Creative” and describe not the process, but the contents: Truth and lies, conflict and harmony, predictability and surprise, change and constancy, goals and strategies, form and function.

By: Dave Goodman

Dave Goodman — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 04:06:22 +0000

Dangerous stuff. You should charge for this, or people will think it’s worth what they paid for it.
Please write more!

By: eMusings

eMusings — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 03:12:11 +0000

READ THIS POST!

Holy crap.
You’re not supposed to say things in all caps. I’ve avoided it pretty successfully up until now. My print shop teacher in high school once gave me some sage advice. “Over-emphasis is no emphasis,” he said. Sage advice then, sage advice no…