This is a somewhat modified repost of an entry originally published in September of 2014. I thought I’d revisit and update it because I’m teaching an introduction to creative writing course this semester, and my class and I have been covering the creative process over the last couple of chapters. Artists and their Art I’mContinue reading “On Being Creative”
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Intuition and Creativity
I’m fortunate enough to be teaching an Introduction to Creative Writing class this semester. Last Thursday was the first day of class. I encouraged my students to pay attention to the people around them: how they spoke, acted, seemed to think, as that will help them write characters. But that led me down a bitContinue reading “Intuition and Creativity”
Brian Eno on Creativity
Interesting, brief talk by Brian Eno on creativity. Anything he has to say about this topic is worth listening to. At one point Eno compares a “cowboy” (explorer) to a “father” (stay there and tend the land), expressing preference for the cowboy. It’s an interesting comparison that Kierkegaard makes in Either/Or II with slightly different terms: I thinkContinue reading “Brian Eno on Creativity”
29 Ways to Stay Creative
Some of these are a bit canned, but all of them together are pretty good. Might be retitled, “29 Ways to Keep from Losing Your Mind”:
On Being a Student (in an Institution…)
Before I get around to talking about being a student in an institution (I write about being a student outside of an institution later), I would like you to consider three kinds of machines and how they differ: a hammer, a photocopier, and a computer. These three kinds of machines represent three levels of complexity. ThreeContinue reading “On Being a Student (in an Institution…)”
The Philosophy of Contemporary Song 