Recently had a revelation to the act of creation. A big problem most people have in making something is a form of choice paralysis, but we rationalize it as "trying to get it right". "trying to do it the right way" or some variation of the same. It breaks down like this: You have a desire (a sensation like hunger), you have an intent - this is a loose direction to satisfy the hunger (make a sandwich), you have a deliberate action (you make the sandwich), this gives you understanding (sandwich was good/bad - try again). Most people get stuck at intent as they try to rationalize their desire and make the "correct" thing, not the thing they are hungry for. In this way we outsource our agency to the world and get stuck spinning our wheels instead of making stuff, as such we never improve, as such we think we *can't* create.
I definitely resonate with this. Furthermore the question is: why do we want to make the “correct” choice instead of just making the sandwich. Well there comes the concept of psychology security, loss aversion, perfectionism, identity, social pressure etc. All thing’s common denominator is to alleviate negative emotions and decrease cost&risk. Making the sandwich means opening up to either some failure or energy cost that’s not worth the reward plus the perceived likelihood of reward.
Excellent! Have listened to the book. Seeing this visual summary reignited my excitement for Rubin’s work. Love what you are doing. Will definitely watch many more.
Wow, that was amazing, thank you so much! You've had a real impact on my day. This book is sitting on my office table and I'm going to start it later. I'll be watching this video again too. I'll be interested to read your own book - I'm a corporate trainer in my day job and would love to develop some of your skills myself 😊
@Doug Neil, I have read "The Creative Act" twice with a few hand-drawn visuals. Perfect time for me to watch this video - I am using Rubin's framework - Seeds, Expereimentaiton, Crafting, Completion for my own creative projects. I recently completed and self-published my poetry harvest - DAYLIGHT! th-cam.com/video/Ym8GZKk0-HU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=IMWZCnWy4Z7gScJc Starting next week I have 2 other projects that are in momentum from Experimentation into Crafting with plans of completion by mid-summer.
6:56 this is such a beautiful sentiment! I’m a writer and there is always this battle in the writer community on how long you should sit between drafts to make the story fresh in your head again. But it's nice to see the other side of that. If you are a completely different person now than you are 3 months from now, your writing may not reflect who you are now but maybe who you were then. So while it is great to use yourself as a beta reader, revising your writing 6 or even 10 months later may end up completely changing the story because you’re not who you used to be, and therefore the story may no longer reflect your reality, values, or understanding of the world. In a way, a draft is like a snapshot of your understanding of your story world in this very moment.
Recently had a revelation to the act of creation. A big problem most people have in making something is a form of choice paralysis, but we rationalize it as "trying to get it right". "trying to do it the right way" or some variation of the same. It breaks down like this:
You have a desire (a sensation like hunger), you have an intent - this is a loose direction to satisfy the hunger (make a sandwich), you have a deliberate action (you make the sandwich), this gives you understanding (sandwich was good/bad - try again). Most people get stuck at intent as they try to rationalize their desire and make the "correct" thing, not the thing they are hungry for. In this way we outsource our agency to the world and get stuck spinning our wheels instead of making stuff, as such we never improve, as such we think we *can't* create.
This rings true to me too.
I definitely resonate with this. Furthermore the question is: why do we want to make the “correct” choice instead of just making the sandwich.
Well there comes the concept of psychology security, loss aversion, perfectionism, identity, social pressure etc. All thing’s common denominator is to alleviate negative emotions and decrease cost&risk. Making the sandwich means opening up to either some failure or energy cost that’s not worth the reward plus the perceived likelihood of reward.
Excellent! Have listened to the book. Seeing this visual summary reignited my excitement for Rubin’s work. Love what you are doing. Will definitely watch many more.
Hi from İstanbul, it was such a great work of summary , wise and creative.Thank you so much.Perfect :)
Wow, that was amazing, thank you so much! You've had a real impact on my day. This book is sitting on my office table and I'm going to start it later. I'll be watching this video again too. I'll be interested to read your own book - I'm a corporate trainer in my day job and would love to develop some of your skills myself 😊
Thanks Susan! Hope you enjoy the book, and thanks for the enthusiasm around mine :)
Using Visual Notes as much as possible on my educational channel. Learning a lot from you. Thank You.😀
That's awesome!
I really enjoyed your methods of presentation.
Brilliant.
Really good! Thanks for your work!
Awesome!
nice❤
Incredible breakdown!
@Doug Neil, I have read "The Creative Act" twice with a few hand-drawn visuals. Perfect time for me to watch this video - I am using Rubin's framework - Seeds, Expereimentaiton, Crafting, Completion for my own creative projects. I recently completed and self-published my poetry harvest - DAYLIGHT! th-cam.com/video/Ym8GZKk0-HU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=IMWZCnWy4Z7gScJc
Starting next week I have 2 other projects that are in momentum from Experimentation into Crafting with plans of completion by mid-summer.
This was incredible!! Thank you thank you for sharing. Can’t wait for your book!
Thanks Karen!
Ditto. That will be a great book for certain.
Loving the breakdown. Thank you
Thank you for this ❤
But I had a request if you could please switch to a white board
Because the scratching is really annoying.
Thanks Doug, great summary and great luck with your book as well.....
Brilliant
Thank you, very interesting! especially the ideas about "time" towards the end, the cycles of doing the work and steping away!
I've often found that it's only once I step away that I actually get some clarity, plus some useful rest!
Fantastic summary of a book I loved. Will really help me to remember the messages. Thank you so much! Great work and wonderful concept for content !!
Thanks Tomas!
brilliantly done
6:56 this is such a beautiful sentiment! I’m a writer and there is always this battle in the writer community on how long you should sit between drafts to make the story fresh in your head again.
But it's nice to see the other side of that. If you are a completely different person now than you are 3 months from now, your writing may not reflect who you are now but maybe who you were then.
So while it is great to use yourself as a beta reader, revising your writing 6 or even 10 months later may end up completely changing the story because you’re not who you used to be, and therefore the story may no longer reflect your reality, values, or understanding of the world.
In a way, a draft is like a snapshot of your understanding of your story world in this very moment.
Great video!
This is wonderful, thank you!
That was great, and I like the fact that you referenced the person who gave you a good analogy.