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I wanted to make my hands a forge. To build and create and bring forth things that had only existed in my mind. I suppose that's why I latched onto Lego at such a young age and never really let go; building things was such a peaceful thing and the best way for me to find flow and focus. I felt that way making music in GarageBand. The emptiness of defying entropy through sheer will and creativity is the closest i feel to how others describe religious or transcendent experiences.
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I have a hard time going from nothing to something, but using building blocks and refined materials has ALWAYS come naturally to me. Lego, Loops, Furniture, Tetris, Computer components. Once I fall into that glowing hole inside my head, i always feel sorry when I am pulled out of it. Sometimes I get forcibly dragged in there, chasing a sudden inspiration that takes over my whole mind. @mawr calls those "engineer brain attacks" And I really can't dispute the name.
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@kelseyhusky @mawr that’s a flow state as described by Mihali Cziksentmihali. I’d bet that having some sort of basic material to work with is a little like how I draw, where having some concept provides a “hook” to build off.
@Leucrotta @kelseyhusky I wish I could find the source, but I once took in a concept about human creativity which played off of the idea that all ideas are derivative.
Creativity in a vacuum is extremely rare and frequently not considered to be of any quality.
Creativity in a well established box comes naturally to most folks, and gives a trail to follow for those who chose to break out of that box with their own works derived in concept from the box they're breaking out of.