‘Creativity’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life, Page 2

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The nature of the relationship between creativity and mental illness is by no means “settled science.”

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There are many casualties of the time pressure-cooker most of us find ourselves in on a daily basis. But one of the biggest casualties is creativity.

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A person need not be an artist per se to be creative, and a person need not have a particular talent for the more commonly recognized forms of artistic expression in order to be creative.

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Creativity is a natural outgrowth of our capacity to use prior knowledge and experience as well as innate talent to envision and fashion new and novel expressions. As such, it can be nurtured and developed.

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This new series of articles will explore what creativity is and isn’t; its relationships to art, innovation, imagination and artistic expression; and the importance of creativity as an essential element of inspired living.