(MBASkills.IN) Your Elusive Creative Genius
The document discusses the relationship between creativity, mental health issues, and ego/expectations for artists. It notes that many 20th century stars like Marilyn Monroe and Sylvia Plath suffered from depression. It then explores the ancient Greek/Roman concept of a "daemon" or creative genius that was responsible for an artist's work, insulating them from criticism and narcissism. However, the modern paradigm of seeing the artist themselves as the genius has led to distorted egos and pressure to meet unrealistic expectations. The document suggests letting one's "daemon" or idea be responsible for creativity, separating oneself from the work, and understanding creativity as a flow rather than being anxious over performance or comparisons to past work.
(MBASkills.IN) Your Elusive Creative Genius
- 1. Your Elusive Creative Genius By Elizabeth Gilbert
- 3. A lot of stars in the 20th century have committed suicide or suffered depression
- 5. I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful - Marilyn Monroe
- 6. Plath was clinically depressed for most of her adult life
- 7. PEOPLE ASSOCIATE CREATIVE WORKS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND A FEAR THAT THEIR WORK WON’T BE GOOD ENOUGH, OR NOT AS GOOD AS THEIR PAST WORK.
- 8. “I believe my greatest work is now behind me, which is a scary thought”
- 9. How to construct barriers between work and this anxiety?
- 10. The ancient Greeks & Romans believed an artist had a spirit that helped their work – called a daemon or a ‘genius’
- 11. Daemon or ‘genius’ insulated the artist from criticism and narcissism
- 12. The work was not theirs and they could not take all the credit or blame
- 14. Artist himself is genius. Made Artists Responsible to Critics
- 16. Can we go back to classical period?
- 17. Elizabeth describes a poem coming to a poet like an approaching train. She must write it down before it passes never to be seen again.
- 19. Let your Idea daemon be responsible for creativity
- 20. Separate yourself from this Deamon
- 22. A musician once, when struck by an idea said, “Can you not see I’m driving… If you really want to exist, come back at a more opportune moment. Otherwise go Bother Leonard Cohen”
- 23. Essentially, feel free from anxiety, performance pressure
- 24. “I am doing everything I can. If you want better work, turn up to do your own bit.”
- 25. Understand, Creativity is a flow
- 26. Show up for work. Keep writing.
- 27. Credits Submitted to : Submitted By : Nadeem Natrajan Student, IIML PGP30148