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</p></li><li><p>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
</p></li><li><p>you could <a href="/wiki/2020-07-06-03-47-52">Refer to advanced resources when skill-building for a solid short-term goal</a> and copy them
</p></li><li><p>some examples:
</p><ul><li><p>in general, spiritual successors
</p></li><li><p>musicians often take cues from other musicians;
see Star Wars soundtrack (or <a href="https://youtu.be/gB4lULC87Oo">this video where I got the idea</a>)
</p></li><li><p>video games often get their ideas from others and create their own version
</p></li></ul></li><li><p>in other words, what we consider as innovations are often inspired from combining two or more ideas
</p></li><li><p>since creativity involves inspirations from already existing ideas including failed ones, <a href="/wiki/2021-06-24-18-08-23">Failed ideas can be repurposed</a>;
in a way, we understand that <a href="/wiki/2021-05-14-12-15-54">Information is only acquired when you try to make sense of it</a> by trying how two ideas can be integrated
</p></li><li><p>this is basically how <a href="/wiki/2021-05-02-16-52-22">Every copy of the techniques is personalized</a></p></li><li><p>though, plagiarism is a different topic entirely
</p></li></ul><section><h2>Backlinks</h2><ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021-05-02-16-52-22">Every copy of the techniques is personalized</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021-05-08-23-12-29">We are more associative than structured</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021-07-21-19-26-45">Creativity and logic are not opposites</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021-08-07-14-05-35">Balancing creativity and familiarity</a></li></ul></section></main></div><script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">{"props":{"pageProps":{"metadata":{"date":"\"2021-06-24 18:10:02 +08:00\"","date_modified":"\"2021-07-19 17:19:46 +08:00\"","language":"en","source":""},"title":"Creativity does not mean originality","hast":{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"nav","properties":{"className":"toc"},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"ol","properties":{"className":"toc-level 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