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Poll: My own sense of creativity is often inspired by Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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Other - observing nature | May 13, 2012 |
My appreciation of nature gets my creative juices going. | | |
Ty Kendall United Kingdom Local time: 20:20 Hebrew to English Other - drinking copious amounts of stimulants | May 13, 2012 |
And SLEEP! Zzzzz (The answer to many a 'creative' conundrum has often come to me in a dream - the trick is to remember it long enough after waking to put it to good use).
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Alison Sparks (X) Local time: 21:20 French to English + ... Most of the above | May 13, 2012 |
though I voted doing something new as this is what really inspires me. I could just as easily have said 'read a good book' , 'hearing a good speaker', etc. I suppose it depends on the context at the time. | |
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Thayenga Germany Local time: 21:20 Member (2009) English to German + ... Earth and Life | May 13, 2012 |
As a novelist and poet, it seems as if creativity was part of my DNA. This might sound a little arrogant, but far from it! It's the way it is. Every-/anything and any-/everybody can inspire my creativity: a face, a smile, Nature, a falling leave or the whistle of a train. And I do treat it as it is: a gift. | | |
Other: carefully analyzing something trivial | May 13, 2012 |
e.g., a cooking recipe, a century-old pit in the yard, etc. Another endless source of inspiration: watching the road traffic from the balcony (14th floor), especially when fresh drivers try to enter/exit the premises. Watching them is like watching a football game, whether they'll manage to maneuver smoothly or would clash or create a jam. However, my interest in this show is purely vegetarian or platonic.
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Depends on the mood | May 13, 2012 |
Either by reading a book or watching a film. But sometimes also because of rainy weather or a walk. | | |
Natalia Pedrosa Spain Local time: 21:20 Member (2012) English to Spanish + ...
Call me sentimental, but my writings are always dedicated to the ones I love, like that old Aretha Franklin's song. Happy Sunday! | |
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Dave Bindon Greece Local time: 22:20 Greek to English In memoriam
The plants on my balcony inspire me. Here's some of last week's inspiration... | | |
A number of these | May 13, 2012 |
Might have been a nice option. It depends. Sometimes it might be a good book, other times hearing a good speaker, sometimes the colour of the sky, good music, good food, sometimes there are just days when everything flows. Who knows? | | |
jacana54 (X) Uruguay English to Spanish + ...
Muriel Vasconcellos wrote: My appreciation of nature gets my creative juices going. | | |
Ty Kendall United Kingdom Local time: 20:20 Hebrew to English ....the paycheck? | May 13, 2012 |
Anyone? | |
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Simon Bruni United Kingdom Local time: 20:20 Member (2009) Spanish to English Voices in my head | May 13, 2012 |
Memories of words said and written inspire the multitude of different voices one has to adopt as a translator. This to me is the creative side of translation. | | |
Kay Denney France Local time: 21:20 French to English Sleep yes of course! | May 13, 2012 |
Ty Kendall wrote: And SLEEP! Zzzzz (The answer to many a 'creative' conundrum has often come to me in a dream - the trick is to remember it long enough after waking to put it to good use).
[Edited at 2012-05-13 08:35 GMT] Luckily since becoming a mother I have learned to sleep lightly and often find myself making notes at 3 am. They don't always make sense by 9 am but I have often hit on the most fitting term in the night. That's why I always prefer to make clients wait till the next morning. I also have a picture of a golden Buddha with the headline "inspiration" torn from a mazazine on the wall next to me. I'm not Buddhist by a long chalk but looking at him infuses me with a sense of calm that's conducive to expressing ideas. Maybe I ought to leave a little offering in thanks! | | |
Mario Chavez (X) Local time: 16:20 English to Spanish + ... Not enough options | May 13, 2012 |
Creativity is one of those aspects of the human condition that is going through a hype stage right now. At least in America. Even the most foul-mouthed teen out there is creative, and the fact that the same teen has never set foot in a museum, read a great book or listened to what we might consider wonderful music does not matter. Take Eminem, for example. I disliked his music intensely ten years ago, when he was famous and unavoidable in the media here in America. I c... See more Creativity is one of those aspects of the human condition that is going through a hype stage right now. At least in America. Even the most foul-mouthed teen out there is creative, and the fact that the same teen has never set foot in a museum, read a great book or listened to what we might consider wonderful music does not matter. Take Eminem, for example. I disliked his music intensely ten years ago, when he was famous and unavoidable in the media here in America. I couldn't have considered what he did for music "creative." Now I understand that he is a very creative individual, but what he creates is something that I do not appreciate or value. To create is to generate something new, original or unusual. Not everything new, original or unusual is necessarily beautiful, good or desirable. That's why I think that we sometimes confuse creativity with beauty. Back to the poll's question, I would have liked to see an "All of the above" option. ▲ Collapse | | |
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