RR Week 3 – Who’s the boss? Due by midnight Friday of this week.
1. Consider this quote from Albert Einstein:
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
2. Use the “add a comment” at
the bottom of the blog to relate the concepts in this quote to your own
creativity and/or your view of the world - how it is, how you think it
should be. How do intuition and rationality or logic factor into your
creative process? Tell us. Keep
in mind that there are lots of ways to keep the servant "busy" while we
try to let the gift emerge. Sometimes the servant tries to take over -
think of all those butlers who "did it" in murder mystery movies. Think
about what you do to keep your servant busy... meditate, mantra, music,
other ways to occupy your servant's attention so you can turn to your
gifts. This is connected to last week’s CO = CM –CR.
3. Also post a URL that links
to a video, article, or other item that connects to concepts in this
quote in some way AND then explain why you think it connects. Be
specific.
PLEASE put your name on your post.
Due by midnight Friday this week - 1/25/13.
I think that this quote definitely stands true to the world we live in. Often times creativity is hindered by functionality. For example, not all people understand the beauty of organic, chaotic, random form. Instead, people dwell on the "Well I don't get it, so therefore it's wrong and ugly". Being an artist, this tends to become an issue. I find myself ignoring my intuitive sense by trying to be rational, to appeal to a greater audience. As a result, I think that people who have a lot of this "gift" aren't getting to use it as much as it should be used and appreciated.
ReplyDeleteThe perfect example of this is a quite controversial topic, Jakson Pollock. One of the more famous artists throughout the 1900's, his work is often up for debate. Lot's of people argue that he just splatters paint and "My five year old brother could do better than that, what's so great about this??" Well, not everything can be literal and rational. There is in fact a rhyme and reason to the way that he splatters the paint and contrary to popular belief, your five year old brother probably couldn't re-create a Jackson Pollock piece. Just because it isn't "rational" does this mean we shouldn't appreciate it? He has a gift doesn't he?
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=jackson+pollock+paintings&um=1&hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1114&bih=544&tbm=isch&tbnid=lQpgaQj3SO-0eM:&imgrefurl=http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/pollock/&docid=6-U-dJhgG0pXuM&imgurl=http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/pollock/pollock.number-8.jpg&w=1058&h=850&ei=W9v-ULfTMca00AHYy4GgAQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=4&vpy=160&dur=3148&hovh=201&hovw=251&tx=144&ty=72&sig=110895597989610208605&page=1&tbnh=141&tbnw=179&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:147
1. Consider this quote from Albert Einstein:
ReplyDelete"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
Rationality and logic are a CR to CO. By using every day norms, rules and regulations, by definition you would never be creative. Using those terms, intuition, rationality and logic are all killers of CO because all of them involve, in some way, what other people think about you. By being the servant you are taking the “safe route” to success. But who are the people who are successful is the real question? Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, the Wright brothers? Were they all safe? No, they all did what they loved and as soon as they put all of their effort towards the creativity that was in their mind, they were more successful then society can dream about. So only the people that can remember the forgotten gift are the most successful people.
TED talk: By Ken Robinson, Schools Kill Creativity
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html?utm_expid=166907-14&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ted.com%2Fsearch%3Fcat%3Dss_talks%26q%3Dcreativity
This relates to the Einstein quote because the servant is the school, in other words everyone goes because that is how your successful. The people who are in charge of the schools are the people who were around before computers and did not grow up on them therefore do they really know what to teach kids as the next step to keep being successful. If the schools are teaching everyone to be the same, get the same answers for all tests, essays and quizzes. The quote about the girl talking to the teacher about her picture depicting what god looks like, the teacher asks “but no one knows what god looks like”, and the student replied “they will in a minute.”
Quote summary of the speech:
“if you are frightened to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original.”
Creativity involves both intuition and ration. To come up with a concept, think of an idea, etc, thats intuition. You cant put boundaries on ideas you just need to think of endless possibilities. You shouldnt second guess or explain then. However when it comes down to creating your ideas you need some ration. you need to think through what materials you will need, a place to create it and anything else that factors into the finished product. A good way to not think too rationally while creating is to listen to music (Led Zeppelin for me specifically) that completely calms you and zones you out. Another way I let intuition take over is doodling. I always doodle, in class, in the car, when I'm bored. I just get wrapped up in a design and it doesn't make sense but I like how it looks
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i love your design!!!
DeleteReading this quote immediately made me think of when I drive in the car with my boyfriend, and he quizzes me on my music trivia. He is constantly asking me, "Who's singing now? Who plays this?" My knowledge of bands/genres is pretty minimal, so he feels the need to educate me. Now that we've been together for over two years, I have been questioned so frequently that I have definitely expanded my knowledge, and therefore now, even if I have never heard a song perviously, I often feel intuition to who the band is. I think we've all experienced this, when we recognize the voice of the singer, or a certain sort of chord progression, etc. However, I almost always answer wrong when he first asks me who is playing, because I have learned not to trust my intuition, but my logic. Logic kicks in and tells me, "You don't know a lot about music. Therefore, your first hunch is probably wrong. Guess again." Of course, I end up providing the incorrect answer, when my intuition was right all along.
ReplyDeleteI think this same example applied when it comes to creativity as well. Sometimes we believe we are not especially creative, or don't know a lot about a specific subject, and therefore assume -- logically -- that we wouldn't know what to do instinctively. "Why would you have an instinct or intuition about something you don't know, or something you've never created before?", your rational brain asks. But you do! Usually what you would do intuitively would look awesome, but you are afraid of producing something that "experts" would consider inexperienced or obviously uneducated. It's like your logical mind just can't admit to the fact that you are capable of a lot -- even things you aren't consciously aware of!
This makes me think about something I came across: http://www.vitra.com/en-lp/home/products/chairless/overview/
Logically, when asked to design a chair, you wouldn't consider something that has no seat, no legs, no back, nothing chair-like. It defies reason. However, when you allow creativity to overshine your first rational reaction, you can be truly innovative and create some pretty fantastic things.
I love your post! It makes complete sense to me!
DeleteLooking at Einstein's quotation has made me realize how much I have changed myself for society. My natural and uncensored creative thoughts and view on the world are completely skewed because of the amount I self-edit them. My brain thinks of really odd and random connections - which I then tailor to what is common in society. I think this started for me at a very young age. My parents were always encouraging me to think abstractly and act like the odd individual they knew I was. However, over the years teachers have put restrictions and rubrics on my every move. It hasn't been until I was involved and interested in this course that I stepped back to realize how structured my scattered brain has been trained to be.
ReplyDeleteThis makes me think about Amelia Bedelia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Bedelia
I learned how to read with the Amelia Bedelia books and I do believe that they were the beginning of my "slap on the wrists" for being an out-of-the-box individual. Amelia is a fun and exciting individual and thinks of common phrases differently than most people do. The author points this out as a bad thing. How interesting? Why is thinking differently something that has to be negative?
I have to say, after reading all the posts so far, they’ve all resonated and connected with me. I loved Jolee’s post about how we don’t think we’re really creative and we let our rational mind defeat our intuitive mind. We tell ourselves we can’t, when in reality we can. We can do anything if we factor out rationality and logic. Every time I had a project or assignment that pushes me to be creative I always tell myself I can’t do it, I’m not creative enough, hell, that’s how I even went into this class but if I found a way to keep my rational mind busy, like with music, I can be creative. I can come up with ideas, concepts, and designs that if I let my rational mind dominate, I would have never thought of before.
ReplyDeleteAs I think more and more about the concept of the rational mind and the intuitive mind, I keep coming back to how interesting it is to observe and know the ways people keep their rational mind busy in order to reach their full creative potential. For example, I listen to music and so do my rommater. One of my roommates can write a paper in usually an hour to an hour and a half when she’s got some rock music blasting in her ears. She tunes everything out beside her thoughts. Other examples could be going for a run before composing a Billboard Top 100 song or cleaning your car while coming up with concepts for your latest thriller novel for young adults. Regardless, everyone who engages in creative thought has a process, a routine, a method, something to keep their rational mind busy as they let their intuitive mind unfold all its creative goodness.
http://pl.st/p/23808663051
This is a link to a playlist I put together of all the songs I listen to when I’m doing homework, or a project or paper…anything that requires me to be creative.
To me, the fact that Albert Einstein said that is surprisingly awesome! Coming from such a brilliant and scientific mind, I figured Albert would think little of the intangible. Let alone proclaim intuition a sacred gift. Clearly Albert was more level headed than I first thought.
ReplyDeleteI believe intuition is a sacred gift, yet in today’s high pace, technology oriented world, there is not too much time for self-reflection and intuition. Science is the future, sure creativity is essential for the development, but today’s world is a world of numbers, facts and laws. Intuition has no boundaries; it comes from within, not a spreadsheet.
When I am creating something, whether it is a story, drawing, music, I try to let my brain juices flow out the way they want to. From there I do some clean up and cut backs, but I pretty much try to stay was fresh and organic as possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb4p6TB3pTs
I find this video to be very intuitive. As one picture fades into the next, it reminds me of how my thoughts and ideas morph and evolve so quickly. The images are quick to leave yet they are perpetuated in each image after.
What first came to mind when I read this quote was that in his time Albert Einstein was correct, its funny how even now it can also apply. We never really see the creative side of people, especially in a professional/ educational setting I feel. We praise the students who do well on standardize tests and sometimes forget that not everyone is smart in that way.
ReplyDeleteWhen i am doing something creative, i sometimes second guess myself and think what i am creating is not good enough or its ugly and i dont like it. But more recently ive been trying to stick to my intuition when im creating. Music is definitely something that inspires me and helps my creative process.
I think this photo does a good job representing the quote. The man is mediating and occupying his servant, while allowing his creative mind to flow.
http://dribbble.com/shots/714058-Exploring-The-Creative-Mind-By-Lexington
I do agree with Einstein's quote in the sense that there are times where intuition is put on the back burner to logic and rationality, but I do not agree at all that intuition is forgotten. I think that it is important to be rational and logic, I also think it is important to follow your intuition. But the way I live is that I follow my inuition, if it is backed up by logic. If I have a gut feeling about something, as long as I can make it seem rational to myself, I will do it. For my future career I feel that intuition backed by logic is completely the way to be. In marketing and advertising you have to have the creative intuition, but it has to make sense based on facts and figures and logic. Since I already think that way in life I feel like I have chosen wisely in my field of study! I don't think that there's anything in particular I do to keep my servant busy, just plain old procrastination. But the way I think is usually gift immediately followed by the servant, rarely does the servant butt in while I'm trying to work with the gift.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200405/trusting-intuition-0
This is an article about when we should and when we should not rely on intuition. Einstein's quote is saying that we never do anymore, but I do not think that that is true and neither does psychology today.
I agree with Einstein's take on modern society and how rationality has taken precedence over creativity. Especially in the case of education, it seems that efficiency of replication is preferred over aptitude for raw creation. There is such a strong cultural demand to be "perfect" that individuals are fearful to step beyond the safety of normal and create something new - to simply improve upon an existing idea is the safe and comfortable alternative.
ReplyDeleteA roadblock that I must constantly push against is my tendency towards "analysis paralysis". When I was younger I had an inquisitive mind, a wild imagination, and a big mouth without a filter. Maturity taught me that it was better to keep my thoughts and ideas to myself rather than run the risk of looking foolish by making a mistake. Such hesitation often comes with the unfortunate result of censorship that stifles creativity. To block out this censor, I've found that music works wonders. If I need to sit down and type a paper, I'll want total silence; if I'm heading out to shoot some pictures or sitting down to develop a brand's appearance, I'll be donning my headphones or cranking the stereo. I've had the pleasure of finding how easily my "servant" is distracted by music and use this to my advantage by tuning out the world around me and honing in on the current endeavor.
http://youtu.be/YR5ApYxkU-U?t=1m5s
While on the subject of music, I feel that this clip effectively illustrates Einstein's quote. The protagonist, Pink, is caught writing poems in his geometry class and is then reprimanded for doing so by his teacher. Following Pink's public ridicule, the class then resumes the lesson by reciting information in unison. This demonstrates how a "good" student would be one who can replicate the same concept over and over, while the "bad" student is the one preoccupied by creating something new and unique.
I agree with Einstein in thinking that intuition was forgotten. I like to think of myself as a very intuitive person; a quality that I hold dear to my heart. I believe that intuition is just as important as rational thinking that they are extremely closely related. Rational thinking to me is the support of the "gut feeling" of the intuitive portion of my brain. My intuitive mind lets out gut feelings in which my rational mind takes those thoughts and supports them.
ReplyDeleteIntuition is extremely important to me and I believe plays a key role in my creative process. One of my favorite links related to this is a recording of bachs cello suite. whenever i need to drop everything and zone out I listen to this :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_QR_FTt3E
While being an artist has definitely become more accepted in our society, I believe that, as a whole, we still put more emphasis on being rational, and being an artist is not rational, in my mind. Rationality is something you can measure, understand. Art is just a person's soul, their emotions, all put onto whatever medium they choose. I wish it were not this way, that being an artist was more widely accessible and seen as a true career. I think one of the main reasons I am not a very visually creative person is because of my rationality. I have a hard time turning my brain off, and just letting things flow through me. I have not yet figured out a way to keep my “servant” busy to let my gift emerge. I have tried meditation, but I can never clear my mind enough. It seems like I am so busy lately that having a clear mind is not even an option. Maybe after graduation I will be able to try different things and become more creative.
ReplyDeleteThe video that I found is essentially supposed to teach someone how to be intuitive and be a designer. While I think everyone can benefit from being more intuitive, I do not think this video is going to teach them. I thought the beginning of the video was good, stating was design was, and how intuition plays into it, but also how it is a learned behavior. The video was off to such a great start, but then it lost my interest. Either it was the music on it's own, or the fact that is was nothing more than reading words to annoying elevator music. I think it is fairly obvious why this connects, but the video bascially agrees with the quote from Einstein that intuition is very important, and goes further to share how it is realted to creativity, at least from a design perspective. Here is the link to this thrilling video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABG0w48cMuw
This quote is very interesting. I look at it as saying the society has forgotten the creative mind. If there is one way to do something well, we give up and don’t try to dig deeper and find alternative ways. The rational mind comes up with inventions that always work but the creative mind has the thinking power and knows the process to be able to come up with multiple solutions to an answer.
ReplyDeletehttp://labs.openviewpartners.com/assessing-brand-creative-how-rational-is-yours/
I think this article discusses how people need to be both rational and creative to be successful.
I interpreted this quote to mean that our society has forgotten the value of intuition. I think that we rely on the “rational mind” more than we do the intuitive mind in our everyday lives. The quote here makes me think of how we rely on our rational mind for our daily life and the work that we do. We use it to make important life decisions. On the other hand, intuition is usually not as valued. It is something that is still important, but not needed as often in our society. For example, when we go to work, we need to rely on rationality to get our jobs done properly, effectively, and efficiently. In an age where we need to understand and transmit information quickly, we need to constantly use our rational mind.
ReplyDeleteI think that the intuitive mind is the most important part of our lives. I feel like we don’t use it as often as we should and because of that, our lives aren’t as full as they could be. I also believe that intuition is responsible for some of the greatest feats that mankind has ever accomplished. If we don’t continue to use our intuitive mind, we won’t continue to progress forward and make new precedents.
I think that in terms of my own creativity, I rely on my rational mind to get my work done. Unfortunately it seems to me that this only gets me so far. I know that times I have used my intuition has led me to create some of my best work. I think that I should do that more often.
http://thinkrightfeelgood.com/public/2010/05/rational-decisions-vs-intuitive-decisions/
DeleteI think that this article has some great examples of how our intuition vs. rationality are used in our everyday lives and in the decisions we make.
I always found it so strange how much conformity is toted in our country, despite a mass of youths that aim to "be different" and "stand out". We are told from a very young age not to do drugs, don't have sex, go to school, have lots of jobs, go to college, get married, start a family etc etc. And this is often what people do, because they are inherently taught that that is their life structure. While I do take my education and career very seriously, it is my goal to travel, to try different things, and to make my life more creative and adventurous whenever possible. I am constantly watching Ted Talks on various topics, but most often i watch posts on creativity, art, and how to incorporate it into your everyday life. The post below is directly addresses the separation, particularly in the work place, of the "creative" vs the "practical". This separation is one I have personally experienced, but has always confused me. I am a fairly creative person, and have been my whole life, however I also find the importance in being objective, rational, punctual, and realistic. I have tangoed on the line between these two for years trying to "find my place" before I realized that some people are just a hodge-podge, they don't fit into either category completely. David Kelley also talks about how those who are not deemed "creatives" by society often have suppressed creativity and either are too afraid or don't remember how to create and innovate anymore. In today's modern society I think that those who do not adapt and learn to think creatively will not thrive and will be stuck in very certain jobs, now that companies are looking for different ways to create in every medium. I have found the best way for me to keep the "servant" in check is to focus those skills on these that need to be organized or don't necessitate creativity, such as writing my tasks in a planner and planning ahead for post-graduation. To get out of my own head however, I dance, draw, make things, or write, and completely forget about what I'm worried about. I've found that when I do this creativity creeps into my more practical life as well without my having to force it.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ted.com/talks/david_kelley_how_to_build_your_creative_confidence.html
I think the fact that we still use standardized testing to determine who's smart and who's not. The creative brain and the logical brain are two separate things and you can be equally brilliant in both. But standardized testing can limit creativity and also limit how far someone can really go. Albert Einstein didn't even finish school and yet, he created the atomic bomb.
ReplyDeleteThe other flaw with standardized testing is how backwards it is. Test score determine which schools get funding and which don't. The higher test scores get more funding which is totally screwed up because the schools with lower test scores need more help.
http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2009/standardized-testing-hurting-us-education-new-book-contends/
Like many people I know, I tend to overanalyze most things, especially social situations and my creative work. If I am confused by something someone did (maybe they didn't say 'hi' back when I said hello to them on campus), I go over every possible explanation for why they must have done that thing. My first thought will generally be a combination of what my intuition tells me as well as what is most rational. But for what ever reason, my mind brushes off this (usually correct) assumption.
ReplyDeleteI constantly second guess myself, even though my intuition and logic are usually very close to being right most of the time. I have only just realized how strange this is. I almost always have to go to my friends to get a second (or third) opinion. Usually, this just confirms what my initial thought was.
I don't know why I have such a hard time trusting my instincts, but I have only just recently started to have more faith in myself. I've been trying to force myself to stop over thinking things, usually by thinking about the situation for a moment and then distracting myself with something completely different. It's difficult, but to be able to truly trust my intuition is worth it.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-couch/201010/trust-yourself-what-makes-it-hard-and-how-you-can-get-better-it
This article talks a bit about how the brain deals with trust--both trusting yourself as well as trusting others (they're connected, who would have guessed?).
The intuitive part of our brain tells us to do our habitual things, while the rational part of the brain tells us sometimes to stop our habits and move on to something new and different. Hundreds of years later, and Einstein’s quote still rings true. While some people turn to music and others turn to video games, I take another route and take pictures when I have the CR. We need to remember the beautiful gift of going with your gut on certain things. They may not turn out the way you planned them but that doesn’t mean they weren’t worth a try. We all have gifts so why not take advantage of every single one?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSWGRfktwmQ
Great video about being creative!
This is extremely challenging for me because I don’t believe I am a very intuitive person. I am very task and results oriented and think about things very logically. As I said in last week’s post, my CR derives from lack of confidence in my own creative abilities. I am a better “polisher” and guider of others’ concepts.
ReplyDeleteI think this lack of intuition is a global issue that stems from the way people are being taught. After visiting China in November, I learned a lot about how learning there is factual based and students lack the ability to develop ideas. Their critical thinking skills are almost non-existent. Although I don’t function well intuitively, I think people should observe this gift and occupy the faithful servant.
My rational mind kicks in without fault, whether I am creating something or forming a relationship with someone. The only way I can keep my servant busy is when I’m in water. Swimming, wading, showering – my mind just empties of all logic and drifts into story world and I find myself content. I can’t even do this while I’m sleeping because I never remember my dreams – if I do it’s because I’m developing ideas and working in my sleep and I wake up to right them down, but it’s all still very logical.
It’s not that I’ve forgotten intuition. I am just having a problem tapping into mine. I am fine with looking silly, but am scared to look incompetent.
The link below is an RSA about “Rational intuition: Strategic thinking & gut instinct for successful leadership” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czv4S2RzrEY
In many leadership roles in the workplace (as an RA, R.I.P.P.E.D. fitness instructor, and even in group projects from time to time) it is important to know what I can do to get to the point of becoming transcendent in my work and unknowingly being able to do things very well. This takes constructive criticism, practice, and confidence. This idea of “rational intuition” is easier for me to consider because it allows me to use my hard-wired rational mind (plus preparedness and hard work) to the point that I am unconsciously competent and applying intuition to everything I do.
The idea of "standing out" and "fitting in", are seen pretty prominently in some places in our society. Standardized tests are an excellent example of this. The name itself, "Standardized," gives this sense of either being like everyone else or being different.
ReplyDeleteI also see this standing out/fitting in concept in places such as my own music. When I try to write something or just get some musical creativity going, I constantly compare myself to bands I enjoy and find myself feeling like it's not good enough or doesn't fit that right mold to be considered good. The music should just stand on its own. Standing out can be a good thing. I wish I could remind myself that when I 'm writing music.
after reading this, all i could think about was deadlines and how important deadlines are in today’s society. People are too concerned about the the result and less about the creative process. It’s all about how fast can it be done. I know I fall victim to it everyday instead of following passion or using creativity I tend to want to get stuff done as fast as possible. I think this has to do with the object of money. Everyone wants to make the most money as soon as possible so intuition is forgotten along the way. I think we should stop and think more often and follow the passion and the intuition and resist the urge to be rationale. It would result a much happier society as the whole. I know it can’t always be done but small steps to bring actual feeling to everyday life could make all the difference. I also always think of the Jewel song called intuition. Although I have never been a fan of the song I do believe in the lyrics. In the song Jewel states “Just follow this simple plan, Follow your heart, Your intuition, It will lead you in the right direction, Let go of your mind, Your Intuition, It's easy to find, Just follow your heart. She continues to say that stresses in life tend to make people forget all about intuition. I think that if you let go creativity and passion will find you because within chaos creativity is born.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with this quote. I believe that our society almost encourages people to think like mindedly. This like minded thought process has become completely rational in thinking and is so well engraved in us that we dont even notice. Today we are learning we need to quiet the rational mind and listen again to our intuitive mind. However doing so is know easy task.
ReplyDeleteBelow I have the URL link that goes to a video of a person using Gongs and Tibetan Singing Bowls to enduse meditation. Meditation is a very common practice that relates directly with silencing the rational mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hncJzoAiAw
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
ReplyDeleteI think that people are afraid to think outside of the box. Our society has put such an importance on eduction that it's all people strive to live up to. Not that education is not important but being able to think creatively is what keeps new ideas going in this world. That's why no one can come up with ideas for movies anymore. Directors and producers are more concerned with making a movie that people understand a background or have seen 10 or 20 years ago to the story instead of thinking creatively and coming up with new fresh ideas.
I definitely agree with what Einstein says that the idea of intuition has been forgotten and people are more focused on the idea that we rely on our brains to do so much work however we don't think creatively as much. I see myself as a very creative person, everyones creative and they all know how individually but I feel as though I can reach out on many different levels of being creative and also being intuitive. without a doubt in my mind being intuitive is something that one needs to not forget and also know that it is very important to themselves. I agree with what Devin says in terms of rationality is "the support of the gut feeling" when it comes to being intuitive. its sort of like half of me is all for something and thats my intuitive, but then I have to think realistically and thats where my rationality comes in while thinking about decisions. Intuition is something that plays a key role in my life and its something that I am grateful for. I feel as though though out my creative process and cycle music is something that fuels that. Finding new music every day is something that really starts my creativity and i love that about it.
ReplyDeleteThis song I just found which was in a ski movie and its really unique in terms of the music video and genre of music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npvNPORFXpc
I firmly believe that creativity requires both the use of a rational mind and an intuitive mind. You must used your intuitive mind to come up with a concept but you need to be rational about whether or not this idea can be implimented. I find this being necessary in my major very often. It is easy to come up with a game idea but it is even easier to fall way out of scope. One major issue with the previous senior games is they have such a large scope they can never finish what they promise and thus the game is a failure. This happens even with Triple A game companies. It is at this point that people get upset and just wish it was never said that this feature would exist. This is when the rational mind gets praise or playing it safe. The issue though is that people seem to only do one or the other and not use a bit of both.
ReplyDeleteURL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPzERmPlmw8
This is a song by Phoenix. It may not fit at all but after responding to this and hearing it and reading the lyrics you can almost make it fit to taking things too far sometimes without planning ahead.
I think that this quote relates well to my idea of creativity and how I see the world. I am a big believer that being rational is a great and important quality for people to have, however being intuitive and creative is, to me, an even greater one. Being rational is less helpful in the creative process. To me, “creativity” doesn’t have to make sense. It is just what comes naturally, not something that needs to be explained.
ReplyDeleteThere is definitely a place for rationality in art and in the creative process. To me, as a marketer especially, people feed my rationality. I think positive feedback makes my creative pieces feel more rational even when they came from my own intuition and creativity.
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Even though it doesn’t directly connect, this quote related in my mind. I think that rationality is usually related to success and logic. This quote is about how we need more artists, which I think of as those with intuition to create things instead of rationalizing, which I think of as more math science-y. Basically, in my mind, I think of creativity hand-in-hand with intuition.
I feel like I'm an extreme example of this quote. My brain works in very clear-cut, rational ways, but intuition and general creative instinct often escape me when I'm trying to write. I consider myself a pretty good writer, but I've found that that's mostly because I look at writing analytically--I'm able to parse out the tools and formulas of good writing and apply them in my own work. I'm not a good writer because I'm super creative and can come up with great ideas--I'm a good writer because I know what good writing looks like.
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons I'm as good at poetry as I am is because I, as a hobby, memorize and perform poems by famous slam poets. In memorizing them, I'm able to meticulously study the mechanics of the things they do, so I can figure out how to apply them in my own work. This is a video of the poem that inspired me to completely change the way I write, and was the defining factor in turning me from an okay poet to a good poet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1myhXR4OQs
(Incidentally the same poet as the video I posted last week. Total coincidence. I have archives of dozens of YouTube links for this stuff, and these are the only two from him.)
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
ReplyDeleteThis to me means that people have become too caught up in in their own heads. Everyone is creative, but certain people aren't intuitive with their creativity whether it be they weren't encouraged so as a child or their life has become so focused and serious. People are also afraid of criticism. People thinking outside the box is a great thing and the greatest ideas can flourish because of so. Some people are afraid to voice their ideas that could be the next best thing, because of negative reactions and people thinking you're "weird". People then forget they have such a gift and let it dwindle away.
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Creativity definitely involves both intuition and rational thinking. In order to think of anything, you need a little bit of both, or at least two people thinking together, one with more intuition and one more rational. I think I think more rational because I find myself focusing on the little things or details (a lot of the time, I focus on the things are not always important)
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The way I perceive it is the imagination process is like a tomato plant growing in a garden. The creative part being the tomato plant and its vibrant red fruit it produces while the stakes that hold it up and help it grow is the rational process. It's is fairly easy to let your brain wander into creativity mode. Well, speaking personally for me it is. In the imagination, I can jump from one large idea to the other whilst not giving any rational as to why. So when I strew my ideas out onto paper, it's like walking through a thick nestle of branches in the woods. It is unclear what is ahead. Rational thinking helps put a spine to the piece. The rational mind is the faithful servant to the prodigy.
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I chose to use a painting by Salvador Dali to define my point. At first glance his work seems spastic with no clear message but at a deeper glance an idea starts to form. Maybe this guy is more rational than what meets the eye.
'Music soothes the savage beast?', as I posted in my previous comment for the last post, music is my way of quieting the "servant". It always works for me when I need to focus on creating something, whether it be a paper or form of art. The brain is not only divided in Einstein's comparison, but it is actually divided into two halves; the right half(Random, intuitive) and the left (logical, and rational). The sides are actually divided the same as his comparison. The slave would be the left and the gift would be the right. It is interesting the way that he worded the comparison. A servant makes you think of dull unwanted work, and a gift brings excitement, joy, and happiness. I think that we appreciate creativity more than we realize. But I also think that the term is too narrow in most peoples minds. Creativity is how we solve problems or produce something of worth in our minds.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-websites-play-music-matching-mood/
-this is an article on websites that match music and mood