Comments on: The Benefits And Drawbacks Of An Over Active Creative Mind

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:30:35 +0000

Wow! Can I ever relate!!! I’m actually a musician, not a graphic designer. However, one of my creative ideas led me to learn three new software programs in just a few days in order to get it started. While that project is on hold for now, I’m studying for my LSAT, learning Spanish (I’ve tried French, Danish, Portuguese) and composing, notating and recording a new piece of music almost every day. Give me a subject (agriculture, digital transference, humanitarian) that interests me and I’ll propose a reform ready to delegate to a team for implementation. Then, I’m ready to move to the next challenge. If only there was a productive outlet. Any suggestions?

By: Webfaction

Webfaction — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:05:52 +0000

I love the above picture where the women is grabbing her head. I probably do that on a daily basis.

It can be so hard to literally slow your thoughts enough to buckle down, focus and complete the task at hand. Especially if the task has a lot of open end possibilities such as functionality , user interface design, color schemes…. I find it helpful to really lay out my plans in a diagram and list. Then to go back and adjust accordingly throughout the process. * Key thing here is i define that end result or goal and return to in continually whenever i feel that i am getting off track. Makes things a little bit easier

By: Atc

Atc — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:37:00 +0000

Animator/filmmaker here so this might be different, but I noticed similarities.

It’s a NIGHTMARE! People ask me when’s my next short coming out and it’s only because cool idea today is topped next minute. A problem I have is the “sub” idea conflict. A conflict within conflict.

As of right now my most current one:Resume my unfinished Digital Compositing final from before I left college. I decided to zone in on that one vs. my other ideas since I kind’ve “promised” it and feel obligated too. Plus I was disappointed with what I threw together in it’s place beforehand and really WANT to finish it as it’s a fun pursuit, albeit tedious.

Good and well, but then the problem became writing it’s story. Two ideas for the story that I honestly both love, and I don’t have enough third-party peers or relationships in my life to get input on which to choose (Facebook status updates asking are the best the lonely aspiring, overly active creative mind who’s only friendships are his characters can do) <:-)

We're all fine in the long run though…eh?

By: Jessica Libby

Jessica Libby — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:57:00 +0000

This describes how I feel perfectly. It’s like this constant unsettling feeling.

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By: Thomas Dickerman

Thomas Dickerman — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:28:00 +0000

This is an amazingly helpful post… I usually don’t write in the comments of something i’m reading because by halfway through I have something flash into my head and I just have to research it, or build it, or talk about it and so on… My wife thinks i’m nuts and quite frankly at times I feel that way as well lol. I have three business’s at the moment and one in particular is a really great invention of mine however I feel at times bored, and full to the brim with the new ideas. I love the things you say to do in this article, however have you ever gotten to the point where the ideas are coming even faster than the actions to stop the ideas? Lately I can’t do anything without moving onto something new a day later. HELP

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:31 +0000

One of the most important things I’ve learned as a writer is how to filter ideas and flow them into workable slots. If I didn’t learn this, I’d never be good enough to be paid for what I do.

However, knowing how to do this isn’t very creative. But I believe none of us are really very creative. If creativity means conjuring something *completely* original, then no human is capable of true creativity. The best we can do is think along reference points from our own experiences and the experiences of others and then tweak these ideas so that they have new application. I know this isn’t the forum to have this particular debate, but whenever I see people celebrating their ‘creativity’ I feel compelled to remind them that we’re not nearly as ‘creative’ as we like to think we are. No one is capable of true creativity, but rather – creative tactics to existing ideas.

By: Jessica Sellers

Jessica Sellers — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:09:33 +0000

Ahh thank you for this post! I feel so validated! I have to agree, that writing things down helps immensely, and is a habit I promise to get back into!

By: Maksim Shaihalov

Maksim Shaihalov — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:34:08 +0000

Nice post! Thanks

By: Sam Sweeney

Sam Sweeney — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:55:45 +0000

I would have never thought that being creative would have negative effects. But now that you say it, it makes a whole lot of sense. While I love being creative, I definitely agree that it can make you over worked and just generally a very busy person. That being said, I wouldn’t have it any other way.