Comments on: make something terrible today [the creative habit] http://www.creativityist.com/2009/03/24/make-something-terrible-today-the-creative-habit/ soul | workflow | mac Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John http://www.creativityist.com/2009/03/24/make-something-terrible-today-the-creative-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-733 John Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:41:17 +0000 http://www.creativityist.com/2009/03/24/make-something-terrible-today-the-creative-habit/#comment-733 Stephie, Thanks for your comments. I don't disagree with you...it might be a matter of perspective. For me, and maybe you, ideas aren't the hard part...it's the hard work of making those ideas come to life...of shaping them into expression. And, I think that's the basic premise behind Tharp's book as well. So, that unspoken understanding lies behind the posts in this series. Stephie,
Thanks for your comments.

I don’t disagree with you…it might be a matter of perspective. For me, and maybe you, ideas aren’t the hard part…it’s the hard work of making those ideas come to life…of shaping them into expression. And, I think that’s the basic premise behind Tharp’s book as well. So, that unspoken understanding lies behind the posts in this series.

]]> By: Stephie http://www.creativityist.com/2009/03/24/make-something-terrible-today-the-creative-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Stephie Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:59:20 +0000 http://www.creativityist.com/2009/03/24/make-something-terrible-today-the-creative-habit/#comment-732 I agree with you that starting with something terrible is better than not making anything at all, but I disagree with "You can’t make something that is already there…you have to start with nothing." There's always a desire to communicate something, to make it tangible to other people: the idea is <i> always</i> there. But to be creative you have to allow the idea to develop, and I guess that not knowing where that idea will take you could be the scary part - it's also incredibly exhilerating! I'm not sure about the quote you give from the book either: "...the moment before creativity begins ..."! Do you believe that creativity has a <i>beginning </i>(and therefore middle and end)? Isn't it a constant process, one of evaluating and modifying ideas? A new project might seem 'new', but really isn't it just a continuation and development of ideas of past projects - another link in the chain? Thanks for this post, I really enjoyed it - thought provoking! I agree with you that starting with something terrible is better than not making anything at all, but I disagree with “You can’t make something that is already there…you have to start with nothing.” There’s always a desire to communicate something, to make it tangible to other people: the idea is always there. But to be creative you have to allow the idea to develop, and I guess that not knowing where that idea will take you could be the scary part – it’s also incredibly exhilerating!

I’m not sure about the quote you give from the book either: “…the moment before creativity begins …”! Do you believe that creativity has a beginning (and therefore middle and end)? Isn’t it a constant process, one of evaluating and modifying ideas? A new project might seem ‘new’, but really isn’t it just a continuation and development of ideas of past projects – another link in the chain?

Thanks for this post, I really enjoyed it – thought provoking!

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