In a blog last April Defining Flaws, I considered flaws, or imperfections, a characteristic of creativity. I wrote, “...the flaws in design, and characters, and execution may be the most important contributions you make, whether intended or not...Creativity is a mercurial beast, filled with flaws that turn demons into angels, sometimes, if you’re lucky.” The concept [...]
There can be no progress in life without transitions – the ability to move from one state to another. The transitions can be physical, emotional, intellectual, whatever. If not for evolution, Earth would be lifeless. Evolution is all about transitions in genetics resulting in new species. Without mutations – biochemical changes in DNA – there [...]
Third in a series on Creativity Last week, I brought up the importance of authenticity for any creative endeavor – the voice of a writer, the idea of a scientist or the brush of an artist – and stressed the difficulty at times to be certain if a piece of art is authentic, meaning original, [...]
