(EF38) Evolve Beyond the Ape
Art and creativity might be the most human things one can do.
(EF38) The Creative Self
Living a life of meaning is itself an art and requires great skill and care.
(EF38) The House Always Wins
Isn’t it better to actively shape who you are than rely on lady luck at the personality casino?
EF38 Show Notes
EF38 peeks behind the curtain of Episode EF13 to dissect the following submitted questions: How would you define creativity after having written this episode? Is this actually how art therapy works? Do we all have the potential to be creative? Did William James really take drugs to experiment with mystical states? Can you explain how improvisation in creativity works? Can we actually kill off parts of—or all of—ourselves? Or even replace parts with something better? Why would they lock Eric up? Is he in a flow state when creative? And more…
EF38 (AMA-EF13): Flow, Creative Improvisation and Other Altered States of Consciousness — Ask Me Anything for Episode EF13
EF38 is an Ask Me Anything about Episode EF13 (The Bloody Fingerprint of Creativity). Where does creativity come from?! It’s impossible to understand if creativity is born as soon as we are or is creativity a quest we need to work to achieve. Or maybe it’s both?
(EF37) Artistic Fusion
Creativity fuses functional, rational, irrational and the feeling of ecstasy, all into one. If we were solely rational beings, what would be the purpose of experiencing anything?
(EF37) Creativity Has No Shortcuts
The critical part of creativity is to just do stuff; try things; make mistakes; keep working even when it’s the last thing you feel like doing. If you keep the ball moving, the creative connections blossom.
(EF37) False Progress
The illusion of satisfaction you get from an answer can conceal the real questions you should be asking.
(EF37) The Art of Living
Living an artful life can be as simple as walking down the street mindfully and appreciating everything… instead of appreciating nothing.
(EF37) The Artistic Equation
Creativity is 90% grind and 10% breakthrough; but all 100% of it is rewarding in the end.
EF37 Show Notes
EF37 peeks behind the curtain of Episode EF13 to dissect the following submitted questions: Why this question? Where does creativity come from?! Are the story and Eric modeled after anyone? Is this autobiographical? I didn’t really get the cryptomnesia part the doctor mentions, can you explain it? Where did the bloody fingerprint metaphor concept come from? There was a comment from the episode saying that the Questions are Hidden by the answers. Can you explain this? And more…