tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post4078825431170889973..comments2024-03-10T05:06:25.309-04:00Comments on Livia Blackburne: Improving Creativity: The Absorb BrainsetLivia Blackburnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805379309049803903noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-11265048420865918052011-12-10T00:24:41.209-05:002011-12-10T00:24:41.209-05:00love this post... amazing how judgement stands in ...love this post... amazing how judgement stands in the way of our creativity - watch the beautiful young innocent children fill their thoughts with creative imaginations - we should fill our minds with couriosity!<br /><br />Livia thanks - i know i'll read Shelly Carson's bookAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-71713450455390858742011-06-20T07:21:02.357-04:002011-06-20T07:21:02.357-04:00See? I just knew alcohol was good for my creativit...See? I just knew alcohol was good for my creativity....<br /><br />:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-81158907421938562532011-06-16T08:36:39.847-04:002011-06-16T08:36:39.847-04:00So after reading this post, I ordered the book. I...So after reading this post, I ordered the book. It arrived yesterday and I'm looking forward to diving into it this weekend.<br /><br />Thanks!C.C. Finlayhttp://www.ccfinlay.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-37345397566438787572011-06-15T18:54:16.029-04:002011-06-15T18:54:16.029-04:00Fascinating! Looking forward to reading about the ...Fascinating! Looking forward to reading about the other brainsets. Some of the descriptions and activities for this brain set remind me of techniques to reduce anxiety. Makes sense - both need us to suspend judgement. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing! :-)Cally Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313803959936813426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-49483140933323833642011-06-15T15:30:41.771-04:002011-06-15T15:30:41.771-04:00That's very awesome. I can't wait to see ...That's very awesome. I can't wait to see the other(s).<br /><br />I think I absorb a lot of information, but I'm not sure I actually solve problems doing so. I think I often dismiss things I absorb before actually collecting the information from it. Or something like that.Jake Heneganhttp://writinginmediasres.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-70483039466234165622011-06-15T00:11:26.454-04:002011-06-15T00:11:26.454-04:00Yay for neuroscience.
I think exercise is great f...Yay for neuroscience.<br /><br />I think exercise is great for creativity. I always feel hyper-aware after a workout (as long as I don't exercise to exhaustion). I've lost count of the number of plot problems I've solved as I'm driving home from the gym. But it does tend to be short lived. Like maybe an hour or 2.<br /><br />Also, I have a theory that listening to new music tends to increase creativity and awareness. For example listening to a new album and learning all the songs over the course of 1 - 3 weeks.James Hardenhttp://jamesharden.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-51982836904824824092011-06-14T22:25:37.171-04:002011-06-14T22:25:37.171-04:00C.C. -- after enough drinks, maybe you'll sta...C.C. -- after enough drinks, maybe you'll start thinking you're Issa....<br /><br />HelenQP - I think I remember Carson mentioning meditation for one of the brainsets, but I can't find it at the moment. I'll keep an eye out.Livia Blackburnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805379309049803903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-50298195472364778552011-06-13T19:50:01.013-04:002011-06-13T19:50:01.013-04:00Great Haiku and great joke...I love it.
I was str...Great Haiku and great joke...I love it.<br /><br />I was struck by how similar the exercise is to the practice of Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation. One wonderful aspect of that is that you don't aim for a result (such as trying to relax). You just observe as an end in itself. But I find that observing myself leads to more fine-tuned observation of the world and of my characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-14923151471800009992011-06-13T16:16:07.986-04:002011-06-13T16:16:07.986-04:00after getting drunk
even our talk is
double cherry...after getting drunk<br />even our talk is<br />double cherry blossoms!<br /><br />Oh, wait, that's not me. That's Issa.C.C. Finlayhttp://www.ccfinlay.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-67874987017587446072011-06-13T15:14:40.118-04:002011-06-13T15:14:40.118-04:00Leo -- that's a great point! It's so easy ...Leo -- that's a great point! It's so easy to get stuck in the familiar<br /><br />dirtywhitecandy -- I agree! Especially since as writers were trained to be so critical (which is good in some contexts too)<br /><br />1000yh monkey -- stay tuned for the other ones. It'll be interesting to see if they are similar are different from the way you work.<br /><br />C.C. Finlay -- thank you! Anyone up for a drunken exercise haiku session?Livia Blackburnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805379309049803903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-11416565719812403192011-06-13T14:50:26.597-04:002011-06-13T14:50:26.597-04:00Love. This. Blog.
I once practiced my observation...Love. This. Blog.<br /><br />I once practiced my observational skills by writing at least one original haiku or senryu each day for a whole year. I also set some limits on myself. It had to be nature that I observed in an urban setting, and it had to follow the rules of haiku -- not the 5-7-5 rule, which is overstated, but the rules for season words, placing breaks, etc. I didn't become a better poet, but I did become a better observer and writer. Imagine what I might have done if I had stayed drunk that whole time! Or exercised...C.C. Finlayhttp://www.ccfinlay.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-78597438511102059662011-06-12T15:13:47.468-04:002011-06-12T15:13:47.468-04:00I don't think I've ever read something tha...I don't think I've ever read something that so accurately describes the way my brain works.<br /><br />Now I want to read the book :)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-69367017003141113202011-06-12T14:15:52.792-04:002011-06-12T14:15:52.792-04:00I always enjoy your posts, Livia, and cracked this...I always enjoy your posts, Livia, and cracked this one open as soon as it came into my inbox. So what a lovely surprise to get a prize too!<br /><br />Creativity is so interesting. I definitely agree with the point of turning off the judgement side of the brain and training ourselves to notice more. We often don't realise how we inhibit ourselves.Roz Morris aka @Roz_Morris . Blog: Nail Your Novelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088813423467048081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503889855562099029.post-68345011443381207912011-06-11T23:54:07.769-04:002011-06-11T23:54:07.769-04:00I think an easy way to kick the "Absorb brain...I think an easy way to kick the "Absorb brainset" into gear is to force yourself to occasionally read/listen to things you normally wouldn't. If you read fiction, try non-fiction. If you listen to classical, try jazz or rock. Exposing yourself to different influences opens up the mind to accepting and learning.Leo Sodermanhttp://www.leosoderman.comnoreply@blogger.com