Comments on: How To Be More Creative Part 2 – Good Confusion

By: mark mitchell

mark mitchell — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:05:15 +0000

Yeah, so true but no all people have the same ‘inspiration time’

By: mark mitchell

mark mitchell — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:04:03 +0000

Honestly, I like your written thoughts. I think I am thinking the same way you think because I don’t like to talk about the same thing. Instead, I like to do the ‘engagement’. But my problem is that I don’t know how to put my thoughts into words and be consistent with it. I think you can help me with this. thanks.

By: Asatar Bair

Asatar Bair — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:12:39 +0000

Confusion just means your logic hasn’t yet caught up with your passion; you need both to create, but they don’t always arrive together. Great post!

By: Juan Martinez

Juan Martinez — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:15:36 +0000

(Maybe you’ve heard this already.): When Somerset Maugham was asked by a journalist whether he wrote only whenever he was inspired, or whether he used a schedule, Maugham replied that he only wrote when inspired. “But,” he added, “luckily for me, inspiration hits every morning at 9 AM, sharp!”

Juan

By: cinderkeys

cinderkeys — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:22:41 +0000

I’ve often thought of songwriting as a means of making sense out of my world. So yeah, there’s less need for it if the world already makes sense. Hmm.

By: Shane Arthur

Shane Arthur — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:20:54 +0000

Josh, I think the same hold true for writer’s block. Writing something creative from scratch (or emmersed in passive seclusion) frequently results in failure. Give writers a prompt to “focus their curiosity and engagement” with random, seemingly unrelated, words and they’re off to the races.

AI don’t think there’s anything wrong with passive observation either. I would say it’s like baking a cake. To bake a cake you need active mixing of various ingredients, but when that’s all done, it needs quite time alone to simply hang out and bake everything together.

Regards
Shane

ps. Click on my name and give one of our challenges a try, Josh. If you don’t find it an outstanding creative exercise, I’ll bake you a cake.

By: Larissa

Larissa — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:54:16 +0000

This is one area of my creative mind that I usually don’t like/appreciate. I can get confused and overwhelmed very quickly when it comes to making choices with creative mediums. For example: when I go to LA to buy fabric, I always get a stomach ache, always. The colors, textures and smells that surround all the fabric and notions, literally makes my head spin. But somewhere in all that confusion, I get inspired. So I start picking up fabrics and putting them together, and it’s amazing.
As much as I hate the feeling of confusion, it is most definitely a must in the creative process.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:38:05 +0000

No, it’s not all bad confusion. Sometimes when you need a little break from the confusion, that’s when ideas pop in. I find this is where a nice little nap helps, or a walk. Don’t watch unfunny sitcoms, Josh. That’s time you’ll never get back.

By: Daniel O'Connor

Daniel O'Connor — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:09:49 +0000

Josh,

I never thought of it in terms of confusion, but you are right.

I am usually happiest creating something when I don’t know exactly what I am doing. I think finding your way through the confusion is what makes it so satisfying.