JA Westenberg
@joanwestenberg.eth
You weren't born with the creative gene. Neither was Picasso, or Jobs, or Mozart. They weren't handed a special card at birth that said "permission to create granted." What happened instead was simpler, and more profound: They kept their switch flipped to "on." 🧵
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JA Westenberg
@joanwestenberg.eth
The switch exists in all of us. It's that moment when a child asks "why?" for the hundredth time. Or builds a fort from sofa cushions. Or turns a cardboard box into a spaceship. The difference isn't in who got the switch. The difference is in who decided to keep it on when others suggested they turn it off.
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Cool Beans 🌞
@coolbeans1r.eth
Werd. I just watched a great TED talk the other day about how we should act more like kids. My homie wrote a book last year "Trust Children" also emphasizing the need for creativity, not just for kids but for adults too. Keep up the good work 👍
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Trigs
@trigs
Rediscovering our inner child is a pivotal journey as an adult. Especially if you're one of those lucky ones that had their actual childhood suppressed by some form of pressure to "grow up". The connection to creativity is a good one! It reminds me of the comment I heard about how when kids try something new and they mess up and get an unexpected result their first reaction is usually to laugh! As adults we train ourselves to get disappointed, frustrated, and discouraged when we get unexpected results.... That's the off switch!
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