I hope you do find your creative roots and make the best of them, enjoying the process and the results. I’d love to hear of your progress here when you do.

Thanks, and all the best,
Samir

After reading thru a couple of your post[ You did mention somewhere here, that we do think of so many ways to multi-task at work] I must say, that I absolutely love the way you write!! What captured my attention, on this post was the word ‘Creativity’ and I must agree that I have an infernal horrid feeling that this world and everything in between is out to get me, and get me good.
It is so refreshing to read about someone who has such a humorous way of seeing things, rather than the ‘dirty looks’ and ‘Prozac’ prescriptions that one usually encounters for such syndromes..:)
I do write a lot of ‘songs’ [If they can be called that! ] and sometimes, the caveman in me seems so much more of a soothing balm than the mad mad world of corporate that I struggle to cope thru. Am I depressed? Or am I plain cukoo?.
Oh f*** it!…. It does’nt matter what anyone thinks!

But, this particular post has very much inspired me to go back to my creative roots, and that I will, after I finish saying that : You, Samir are one fine writer! And, I will be subscribing to your feed very soon!!

Keep up the Blogging!
Cheers!

If only we were half as scared of mediocrity as we are of creatures that go bump in the night, this discussion would not be necessary.

Until we reach that state of fear nirvana, keep it up, fight the good fight, and on occasion let off one of those pseudo macho screams of yours. I hear ‘sensitive men’ are all the rage nowadays.

Samir

Don’t worry, I’m not going to come over there and force you to stop reading the news. The question really is whether you are addicted to the news. Most people are. If you can go a whole day, or two, without ever looking at the news, you’re fine. Most people can’t. News becomes a sort of drug of it’s own. Like a drug, it doesn’t nourish you in any way, has no long term value, and leaves you tired and stressed. Reading the news per se is not always a bad thing, but being dependent on reading the news as your way of understanding the world is.

Happy to know you liked this. And thank you for the comment. It adds so much to these articles to know how others feel about the issue.

Samir

Producing good writing is just a matter of practice in the long run. Plus, if your Russian is near perfect, you already have the required skills, and I’d say your English is pretty darn impressive already. To be so fluent at two languages is an achievement you should not discount. Getting better at writing is always a matter of time and work. Once you write enough mediocre things you will write a good one. Once you write enough good pieces, you will write a great one. Just keep going.

I agree with you, in creativity as in many things, a dose of moderation goes a long way. But you see, by “easy” route, I meant the well-travelled and charted route. A creative person can often find easier, faster and more efficient ways of doing things. Using those makes them more creative, not less so.

It is unfortunate that in language striving has a connotation of suffering or hunger. The hungry yearn for food because they absolutely must have it for survival. It’s a basic biological instinct. Everyone doesn’t need creatvity to survive, so the comparison might not be a fair one. People make a choice to strive for creativity, and a striving by choice should always be a sweeter effort than a suffering need.

Ultimately, the only judge for your best is yourself, but only when you’re being completely honest. Unfortunately we often placate our egos with convenient self-imposed barriers so that we never need to consciously acknowlede our shortcomings. Similarly, the only person you should be competing with is yourself, and hopefully it’s a close race.

Samir

I actually wanted to do an illustration to go with this, but realised that in my current rusty state it would take me far too long to get around to it and finally finish it. Over reaching with my illustration ideas is a constant curse. So my illustration rebirth will have to wait for another time, till I put some more practice into the basics, like drawing quickly for one.

Thanks again for the comment, and may the creative caveman be with you!

Samir

You’re a very fine writer Mr. Samir. Some great lines, I particuarly enjoyed “We can sit together and laugh about the good old caveman days, when the whole world was out to get you.” Hehe, had a wee chuckle to that.

You are of course right. I know everyone is out to get me, sometimes I wonder why but now I know…

…it’s the creative caveman in me.