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Ron Pitkow's avatar

Very interesting read Kris. As someone who considers themselves "non-creative", do you think it's possible to develop creativity over time? If so, how would one get started?

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Kris Pathirana's avatar

Thank you, Sir. My opinion is that creativity is a muscle we all have, and it either grows with use or atrophies from lack of use. The only difference I see between someone creative and not, is a ‘creative’ person started creating one day and the non-creative person didn’t. So, if a person wants to become creative - they need only choose something they like and keep doing it. It’s not about the outcome, simply by doing, we anoint ourselves as ‘creative’.

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Ron Pitkow's avatar

So creativity is an action and not necessarily the quality of the results? I like to garden and cook but I'm not creating masterpieces. It does bring me enjoyment and uses a different part of my brain. Is that what makes it 'creative'?

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Lionel Marcus Opita Pathirana's avatar

I agree with your reply to Ron Pitkow

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