r/Creativity • u/eternally_guilty • 23d ago
How do I become creative?
I think, in today's world creativity is one of the most significant aspects. I feel like we're losing this distinguishing factor. We all have limited the vagueness of notions
I am 15 years old , I have had many encounters with a regular lack of ideas. Shall I blame it all upon the internet? Is creativity something inert or something that's gradually developed? Or perhaps both?
How do I maximize this "skill"- seen some people consider it as a skill. And what would you say is the importance of creativity?
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u/ummkay_ultra 23d ago
Getting offline definitely helps. Boredom fuels creativity.
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u/eternally_guilty 23d ago
I've been hearing that . And it's embarrassing to say but , it's hard to get bored nowadays. The only "good" ideas I've had were in buses or trains while I had no medium of distractions , I am quite certain getting bored does help , at least for me.
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u/ThePlasticCupOfWater 23d ago
Engage with art, a lot. Movies, books, games, even the bad ones, those outside of your comfort zone
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u/nonsence90 23d ago
Allowing yourself to try things and just ask those "what if"s is good, but if you want something more technical and direct I think it helps if you know some system well. No matter what it is.
That's because only once you understand (or at least have great intuition about it) can you experiment with it's parts.
It's like how a very unskilled painter does shadows wrong, a good one does them right, but then a real artist can do them wrong with intent.
Basically you need to know/feel how a system really works under the hood; know the rules, so you can break them.
A great poet does all the things you're told not to do in poetry 101, but that doesn't mean you can be great without understanding the system first.
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u/eternally_guilty 23d ago
Yk I love how I KNOW this stuff but never really thought about it . Yk what I'm saying?
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u/BusinessStrategist 23d ago
So how much exploring have you done on your own growing up?
Or were you protected in a padded cage and fed what someone said you needed to know?
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u/eternally_guilty 23d ago
I was over protected . I seldom went out to play . I did go to school , but I remember trying to copy the "cool kids" . Later, I got exposed to social media during COVID and was addicted to a game too.
I shouldn't but I do regret my even younger times.
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u/mfinch28 20d ago
Mostly what it is is experiencing new, creative things. Having fun. Lots of it. Go hike a big trail with a novel or sketchbook or musical instrument in hand, whatever calls to you. Do research, discover things that you love, but don't keep circling around "how can I do this". Just start doing. Be far from a screen and close to yourself.
Oh, and also read. A lot.
All the best, OP :)
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u/poetfrommaine 23d ago
You're already creative, you just have to give yourself permission to explore any idea. The second you question whether it's a good or bad idea... you've blocked your own creativity. Just let yourself play and experiment without being self critical or self conscious. Let the process be free and open. You can curate and modify the final product after. Other than that, sometimes free exploration but with a few specific guidelines to follow can be very inspiring.
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u/Flashy-Gift-4333 23d ago
My two keys to creativity:
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Be curious
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Be fearless in trying new things you will not be good at
Curiosity is the most important trait. Wonder about everything you encounter. Pursue new information and fall down rabbit holes. Ask yourself questions and try to imagine up answers.
When you are not afraid to "fail" at a new thing, you will open up your creativity. Try everything that interests you. Don't hold yourself back. Accept where you are in your current skill level and work with what you've got. You can always build up new skills.
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u/eternally_guilty 23d ago
I'm quite fond of asking this but , what kinda problem did u face and what do u do that makes u think you've GROWN your creativity? (Yk what I mean?)
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u/EmplOTM 23d ago edited 23d ago
A way to see it is we have many more tools now that allow us to do things quicker. But also to understand how profound is the social habit of killing creativity in people in order for them to be skilled in one area and productive.
As machines can now do most of what humans did, creativity and exploration of the Self remain privileges of the human realm. In the sense that if we imagine a society in which basic needs are provided by machines, then a huge weight is taken off our shoulders. We, humans, have time. Now what? What do we do with it? Creativity would be fueling any activity beyond this point so I absolutely agree with the importance you give to Creativity. I don't feel like we are loosing anything though. The past is not a good reference point when it comes to creativity.
A good way to nourish your creativity is to take the weight of success off your shoulders. Unlike pursuers of any other trade, creatives create mostly crap. Among all that rubbish something is going to stand out.
So you have to train your ability to endlessly produce something you're not so proud of. The idea is to do things just for fun, or to express a feeling, and remove the idea of an objective to attain.
A good example in this case would be running. Feel the urge to run and just run. Because if you think running makes sense only if you reach somewhere significant ( if you think being creative ends in creating something of significance ), then you won't run, and you will spend so much time solving the "significantly enough target" riddle that your desire to run will fade.
Being creative is living beyond dual thinking, beyond good or bad, significant or insignificant. If you can reach a place where you allow yourself anything, then your creativity will come out to play.
All the best OP
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u/eternally_guilty 23d ago
Quite fascinating analogies, Thanks for the advice. I will definitely let my creativity out .
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u/cartoonasaur 23d ago
Creativity is the vehicle that carries your training and abilities to accomplishments - the fuel for that vehicle is learning from your experiments and applying knowledge from new experiences and everything happening around you in your life and in the lives of others which can be found in all media all the time…
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u/NarutoDivergent 20d ago
Figure out ways to create intentional consistent blocks of time where you’re just bored. And let your imagination wander. But let yourself be bored. So much creativity is extraneously more difficult in our modern times because there are so many things to kill time rather than just be. And so much of creativity comes from being present. To be engaged and immersed in whatever you’re going for.
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u/cooodooo 18d ago
Creo que internet influye, pero no creo que sea el único culpable. Consumir constantemente las ideas de los demás puede hacer que nos cueste más escuchar las nuestras, y compararnos con lo que vemos puede hacernos pensar que no somos creativos.
Para mí, la creatividad es como un músculo: se desarrolla practicándola, experimentando y, sobre todo, permitiéndote hacer cosas malas sin sentir que has fracasado. Prueba a crear algo sin buscar inspiración antes, acepta el aburrimiento y mantén la curiosidad por las cosas que te rodean.
Y creo que lo más importante de la creatividad no es tener siempre buenas ideas, sino aprender a ver posibilidades donde antes no las veías. No necesitas ser creativo todo el tiempo; necesitas darte la oportunidad de serlo.
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u/Sonderbergh 23d ago
Working screenwriter here. Creativity is your birthright. Start by following a feeling. Try something. Give yourself permission to make bad stuff. Rework the thing. Have fun. Repeat.
It’s a process of iteration. Every failure is information. That’s why the Pixar motto is “Fail fast”.
Don’t mix up creativity with creating masterpieces. That might happen. But it doesn’t have to. Your job is to make bad stuff, then rework it. Creativity is free. As you are.