http://www.psfk.com/2008/08/the-paradox-of-creativity.html Ideas & Trends Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:50:05 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.psfk.com/2008/08/the-paradox-of-creativity.html/comment-page-1#comment-97997 Link Drop for the Week Ending in Friday the 22nd (August 2008) | aboutCREATION Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:18:03 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=13796#comment-97997 [...] The Paradox of Creativity [psfk] EXCERPT:“Merlin Mann over at 43 Folders has done an interesting analysis of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s ideas of how creativity works. The theory is that creative work gets done best in a seemingly paradoxical cycle of laser focused activity, and lazy idea gathering, idling and re-charging. In essence, creative people combine playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility.” [...] [...] The Paradox of Creativity [psfk] EXCERPT:“Merlin Mann over at 43 Folders has done an interesting analysis of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s ideas of how creativity works. The theory is that creative work gets done best in a seemingly paradoxical cycle of laser focused activity, and lazy idea gathering, idling and re-charging. In essence, creative people combine playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility.” [...]

]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/08/the-paradox-of-creativity.html/comment-page-1#comment-97314 links for 2008-08-22 « Francis Anderson Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:32:47 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=13796#comment-97314 [...] The Paradox of Creativity Merlin Mann at 43 Folders has done an interesting analysis of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s ideas of how creativity works. The theory is that creative work gets done best in a seemingly paradoxical cycle of laser focused activity, and lazy idea gathering, idling and re-charging. In essence, creative people combine playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility. "Most all makers with longevity talk about a process that involves regular, scheduled work periods that allow generous time for warmups and getting into what Csikszentmihalyi himself has called, “Flow.” For as long as he or she can stay in that Flow state, a good artist is capable of synthesizing unbelievably disparate material and ideas in a way that’s often satisfying and productive. For those who cannot, it means another morning of video games, Facebook, and binge eating." (tags: creativity art) [...] [...] The Paradox of Creativity Merlin Mann at 43 Folders has done an interesting analysis of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s ideas of how creativity works. The theory is that creative work gets done best in a seemingly paradoxical cycle of laser focused activity, and lazy idea gathering, idling and re-charging. In essence, creative people combine playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility. "Most all makers with longevity talk about a process that involves regular, scheduled work periods that allow generous time for warmups and getting into what Csikszentmihalyi himself has called, “Flow.” For as long as he or she can stay in that Flow state, a good artist is capable of synthesizing unbelievably disparate material and ideas in a way that’s often satisfying and productive. For those who cannot, it means another morning of video games, Facebook, and binge eating." (tags: creativity art) [...]

]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/08/the-paradox-of-creativity.html/comment-page-1#comment-97040 links for 2008-08-22 « zero influence link blog Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:31:46 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=13796#comment-97040 [...] The Paradox of Creativity | PSFK - Trends, Ideas & Inspiration In essence, creative people combine playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility. (tags: creationplane flow gtd) [...] [...] The Paradox of Creativity | PSFK – Trends, Ideas & Inspiration In essence, creative people combine playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility. (tags: creationplane flow gtd) [...]

]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/08/the-paradox-of-creativity.html/comment-page-1#comment-96478 DesignNotes by Michael Surtees » Blog Archive » Link Drop for the Week Ending in Friday the 22nd (August 2008) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:29:11 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=13796#comment-96478 [...] The Paradox of Creativity [psfk] EXCERPT:“Merlin Mann over at 43 Folders has done an interesting analysis of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s ideas of how creativity works. The theory is that creative work gets done best in a seemingly paradoxical cycle of laser focused activity, and lazy idea gathering, idling and re-charging. In essence, creative people combine playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility.” [...] [...] The Paradox of Creativity [psfk] EXCERPT:“Merlin Mann over at 43 Folders has done an interesting analysis of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s ideas of how creativity works. The theory is that creative work gets done best in a seemingly paradoxical cycle of laser focused activity, and lazy idea gathering, idling and re-charging. In essence, creative people combine playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility.” [...]

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