Steve3007 wrote: ↑April 16th, 2021, 9:11 amYes. I was just speculating vaguely as to the origins of the kinds of creativity that lead to "Eureka moments" on the sorts of subjects that Einstein was interested in.Pattern-chaser wrote:Isn't this where we employ concepts like creativity and imagination? It's the ability that allows artists of all sorts (poets, designers, painters, etc) to create what they do.
Interesting. I don't think I've really looked into that difference before.If you read up on creativity, it seems we recognise two types. I think they're called "convergent" and "divergent". One is the one that Tracy Emin has, and the other is the one that many autists (myself included) have. The latter enabled my career as a software designer. But I utterly lack the former, sadly.
I find creativity interesting for its own sake. And I've found it devilishly difficult to find stuff on the net. There is oodles of stuff about creativity at work, but it seems there is no interest in creativity outside of work. Don't people create for its own sake any more? I have the impression that people used to do this, but the habit seems to have dissipated. Do I have the right impression, do you think?