Words, Words, Words on Creativity

“If you hit a writer's block, just start writing anything down on paper, whether it's an idea, knowledge, or anything else. I believe writers need to have confidence in the writing process. They need to understand that creativity requires nonlinearity. Creative individuals often go through numerous attempts and failures, and they usually don't know exactly where they are going until they reach their goal.” - Scott Barry Kaufman

"Painters frequently visit exhibition halls, chefs dine at cutting-edge restaurants, visit farms, and attend food fairs. Composers constantly listen to music, whether it's new or old. These creative artists usually have very busy schedules, but they still consistently invest three to four hours a day, or about 20% of their working hours, in this type of consumption. Through these experiences, they can develop representative examples that allow them to instinctively determine where an idea falls on the creative curve. This is what I call the '20% Rule.' It enables them to intuitively grasp, from an expert standpoint, how familiar a certain idea is, or where it lies on the creative curve, even without direct experience." - The Creative Curve, Alan Gannett

"Artists typically dislike showing unfinished works to others. However, great creators (and large corporations) understand the only way to stay within the sweet spot of the creative curve. It's about presenting the work in progress to an audience frequently, both early on and later. It is crucial to narrow down choices by seeking the 'rational probability' of success by doing this 'before' investing in creative activities. In such cases, intuition and judgment usually determine the final selection." - The Creative Curve, Alan Gannett

"If you've written 4060 drafts, consider only 46 of them truly useful. The rest is garbage. But don't think 'rewriting' is just hard work. Just think of it as imagining and creating one more time, and even trying out some absurd imagination. That's the process of continually revising a manuscript." - Robert McKee

“Since the dawn of humanity, when we first gathered around campfires in caves, we've been creating stories to overcome fear and survive. While simple stories may become popular due to social media, the essence of such stories will remain unchanged.” - Robert McKee

"If writing feels difficult, it's because it actually is. Writing is one of the most challenging human activities." - William Zinsser

"God is in the details." - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

"Don't calculate whether it's good or bad (Bulgye Gongjoel - 不計工拙)." - Kim Jeong-hui (Chusa)

“You can tell whether a work is creative or not, but when asked what creativity is, I don’t know.” - Pablo Picasso

"The earliest writing was essentially simplified pictures." - Scott McCloud