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[kaberett]

Creativity. What do you mean when you say it, or think when you come across the word?

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[jedusaur]

Making things despite not knowing exactly how they'll turn out. So cooking a dish I've made dozens of times doesn't feel creative to me, but mixing up the spices in ways I haven't tried before does. Hypothesis generation is the most purely creative act I engage in. Writing is another one I do a lot of. I don't do much visual art, but the other day I found myself going back to reread this one tweet over and over, and eventually I doodled it neatly on a piece of paper, framed it, drew some blood dripping down the side, and hung it in my bathroom; and that felt very much like the kind of transformative creation I do in fandom.

I'm actually very interested in creativity research, and I've read a lot of studies that have affected my personal habits (e.g. putting myself in an unfamiliar setting, listening to music I don't listen to often, or drinking alcohol [in moderation, ofc] to stimulate creativity).