yes. creativity is important. more so than rote memorization of formulas.
I think most people going into “creative majors” means that they want to have fun in such thing as French renaissance poetry. sure, it’s creative but it has little use in the real world.
being creative doesn’t mean not productive but that’s the euphemism for that word nowadays.[/quote]
Reading French Renaissance poetry isn’t any more creative than reading Go Dog Go. WRITING GOOD poetry is creative. The root of the word is CREATE. What does one create when one reads poetry? People who read such things enjoy the creative works of others, just as my children enjoy the inventiveness of whoever conceived of and designed the device they have their eyes glued to. They are mere hangers on – although my children will undoubtably in the future invent something wonderful like cold fusion and/or nylons that don’t run ;).
I was interested to see in one of the articles about Prince that he received some backing when he was in high school from a guy (can’t remember who) in the music biz. This guy was impressed not only by his sound his sound but also his WORK ETHIC. There are billions of people with ideas, but relatively few who will put in the work to bring their ideas into being.
Accountability is key. Accomplishing something identifiable is required.
