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#+title: Creativity does not mean originality
#+date: "2021-06-24 18:10:02 +08:00"
#+date_modified: "2021-06-24 19:34:50 +08:00"
#+language: en


- while we associate creativity with originality, it is not the same and it is a bit misleading
- oftentimes, we also mistake creativity with the act of coming up with a never-seen-before idea;
  creativity defines what we can make from already existing ideas
- some examples:
  + musicians often take cues from other musicians;
    see Star Wars soundtrack (or [[https://youtu.be/gB4lULC87Oo][this video where I got the idea]])
  + video games often get their ideas from others
- in other words, what we as innovations are often inspired from combining two or more ideas
- since creativity involves inspirations from already existing ideas including failed ones, [[id:c886bc6d-e9dc-4f62-8841-59123236eda0][A failed idea can be repurposed]];
  in a way, we understand that [[id:114b7874-6a20-49c8-be2c-46970c7110dc][Information is only acquired when you try to make sense of it]]
- though, plagiarism is a different topic entirely
Add notes on Emacs and creativity Not much connection between the two (yet) but just something I keep in mind for the previous days. For the creativity, I focused first on what creativity is and how I think of it. If ever I have a random realization then I'll be sure to continue this note or something. 2021-06-25 05:26:31 +00:00			`:PROPERTIES:`
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			`#+title: Creativity does not mean originality`
			`#+date: "2021-06-24 18:10:02 +08:00"`
			`#+date_modified: "2021-06-24 19:34:50 +08:00"`
			`#+language: en`


			`- while we associate creativity with originality, it is not the same and it is a bit misleading`
			`- oftentimes, we also mistake creativity with the act of coming up with a never-seen-before idea;`
			`creativity defines what we can make from already existing ideas`
			`- some examples:`
			`+ musicians often take cues from other musicians;`
			`see Star Wars soundtrack (or [[https://youtu.be/gB4lULC87Oo][this video where I got the idea]])`
			`+ video games often get their ideas from others`
			`- in other words, what we as innovations are often inspired from combining two or more ideas`
			`- since creativity involves inspirations from already existing ideas including failed ones, [[id:c886bc6d-e9dc-4f62-8841-59123236eda0][A failed idea can be repurposed]];`
			`in a way, we understand that [[id:114b7874-6a20-49c8-be2c-46970c7110dc][Information is only acquired when you try to make sense of it]]`
			`- though, plagiarism is a different topic entirely`