Creativity & Learning

Since when is creativity about doing something different than somebody else? Since when does a thing have to look different to be different?

The learning process is ALWAYS new - you are figuring something out nobody has done before: how to solve a problem with your particular mindbody configuration/constellation. It doesn't matter that the person next to you seems to be doing exactly the same thing; this is the world of the black box, and inside, the experience is completely different, and the tools you use and how you use them to figure things out are worlds apart from your neighbor doing the same task.

Also... creativity for it's own sake also is problematic - a concept I have learned from Ido and that has changed so much of how I work. We should be aiming to solve problems, and use creativity as one means to solve those problems.

You don't need to add a flourish to be different. You are what you are, with all your similarities and differences. I came into this more general practice from a practice focused more on layers of expression and catharsis. I immediately had an urge to differentiate myself, to look different or unique when doing the work. That has fallen by the wayside a long time ago. I don't care to look different from my neighbor... My head is bent down, and I'm solving the riddle that emerges when I meet the task before me.

And I leave all this with a question - does something need to feel creative to BE creative?