tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439398.post8290651810779322888..comments2024-03-28T05:59:17.960-07:00Comments on ciao samin: on creativitysaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10581019764819768286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439398.post-37704448163874181772011-11-21T20:40:17.908-08:002011-11-21T20:40:17.908-08:00please remember two more important elements that c...please remember two more important elements that could spawn creativity. reality and simplicity, each can lead to creativity.moujanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15383489923358309257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439398.post-31751900909966273352011-11-21T14:39:22.544-08:002011-11-21T14:39:22.544-08:00I'm the most creative when I'm with other ...I'm the most creative when I'm with other creative people. A good friend of mine from college and I used to talk all the time about books we had read or movies we had seen, or ideas that we couldn't work through on our own. I always felt like I was smarter with her than with just myself, because she was the perfect combination of challenge and acceptance, and through our conversations, I figured stuff out that I don't think I could have on my own. <br /><br />Also: The Voracity is amazing.Shiyuanhttp://www.doubledutchsweets.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439398.post-77617267255880692472011-11-21T12:02:40.837-08:002011-11-21T12:02:40.837-08:00To me, creativity is a process to deal with constr...To me, creativity is a process to deal with constraints. I'm less impressed by a chef using a chemical or additive, or using liquid nitrogen, than I am by someone who can find a way to make fresh local inexpensive ingredients appealing to both kids and adults.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034008332901468981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439398.post-90891698929901078522011-11-21T11:42:28.666-08:002011-11-21T11:42:28.666-08:00I like to think of creativity as the thrilling fee...I like to think of creativity as the thrilling feeling of coming up with a solution to a problem where there is no guarantee that one exists. Finding your way up a rock wall, thinking of just the right word, and cooking, of course, all qualify as creative endeavors. I started thinking about it this way after reading a New Yorker profile of a famous chess player, and wrote about it here: http://differentkindofhuman.blogspot.com/2011/03/chess-infinity.htmlLindsay Meiselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17250501133788792507noreply@blogger.com