Comments on: Where do ideas come from? http://zodomatica.com/art/where-do-ideas-come-from/ Bits of Tzaddi's Life Thu, 20 May 2010 18:07:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: web design Brisbane http://zodomatica.com/art/where-do-ideas-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-589 web design Brisbane Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:48:47 +0000 http://zodomatica.com/?p=598#comment-589 Nice post, you have just reminded me about how important design principles are. Nice post, you have just reminded me about how important design principles are.

]]> By: Tzaddi http://zodomatica.com/art/where-do-ideas-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Tzaddi Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:31:34 +0000 http://zodomatica.com/?p=598#comment-529 I totally agree. Often I'll find the solution to a web design or coding problem when I take a break, get outdoors, do the dishes or do something that lets my mind wander a bit. Then it comes to me in a flash. I totally agree. Often I’ll find the solution to a web design or coding problem when I take a break, get outdoors, do the dishes or do something that lets my mind wander a bit. Then it comes to me in a flash.

]]> By: Bill http://zodomatica.com/art/where-do-ideas-come-from/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Bill Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:23:23 +0000 http://zodomatica.com/?p=598#comment-528 I have two thoughts about this. First, I don't really believe in the concept of "no ideas." They're always there, but you just can't access them. Years ago I read about brain waves and how, when creative, a person's brain wave activity is very close to the wave activity of dreaming. (I guess drifting around the alpha, theta, delta activity range.) This is why we tend to get lots of ideas as we're nodding off to sleep (theta waves) - that state is sort of the "creative" state. Beta, where we spend most of our waking hours, is our alert/work state - great for spreadsheets, numbers and so on. So when the paper is blank and there are no ideas, it's likely because your brain wave activity isn't conducive to being creative. It's probably best to walk away. I also think that when our creativity is "stuck," it isn't. This is why I will walk away. I believe (no data on this - just a theory) our brains are being creative, but it's kind of like a computer operation going on in the background. We're making associations, mulling through things - processing - but not in a conscience way. And that's why ideas often seem to come from nowhere. We've actually been thinking about them and working them out for quite a while. We just weren't aware of it. I have two thoughts about this. First, I don’t really believe in the concept of “no ideas.” They’re always there, but you just can’t access them. Years ago I read about brain waves and how, when creative, a person’s brain wave activity is very close to the wave activity of dreaming. (I guess drifting around the alpha, theta, delta activity range.) This is why we tend to get lots of ideas as we’re nodding off to sleep (theta waves) – that state is sort of the “creative” state. Beta, where we spend most of our waking hours, is our alert/work state – great for spreadsheets, numbers and so on. So when the paper is blank and there are no ideas, it’s likely because your brain wave activity isn’t conducive to being creative. It’s probably best to walk away.

I also think that when our creativity is “stuck,” it isn’t. This is why I will walk away. I believe (no data on this – just a theory) our brains are being creative, but it’s kind of like a computer operation going on in the background. We’re making associations, mulling through things – processing – but not in a conscience way. And that’s why ideas often seem to come from nowhere. We’ve actually been thinking about them and working them out for quite a while. We just weren’t aware of it.

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