On Creativity

[xoder]

So, I've been having a boatload of dreams lately.

All of a sudden, in the shower, I have a story idea. This is particularly strange because I've never really done fiction before. I mean, sure, for the sake of school, I've half-assed it, but they're usually true stories with a flair. This story is outright fiction. Look for it in an upcoming GDT.

And now, off to be even more productive (get tax forms, haircut, clean stuff, have dinner with sexy shoujo_mallet)


On another note, what surprised me was not how out of shape I was physically at TKD last night, but rather how out of shape I was mentally — I simply could not focus.

Comments

[missvicky.livejournal.com]

Dreams are an outlet for what we have inside. They have more depth than most people think. And, honest to God, watch for the disturbing ones. And the ones that ring true to a degree in your waking hours. Most people just have dreams. But some people, not by choice, have dreams so vividly and so often they become and extension of us. I've always thought that dreams--the vivid ones with touch, taste, smell, and feeling--are an extension our waking lives. I really don't know if what I just wrote makes much sense, because I can't fully put what I think about dreams into words. Eh. So strange.

[shoujo-mallet.livejournal.com]

My understanding is there's no proof that dreams mean anything at all and that psychoanalysis has lost favor among psychologists. Essentially, the study of dreams is as valid as phrenology.

[xoder.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but dream interpretation is funner than head feeling!

(And less greasy!)