How Abandonment from Society Fosters Creativity

I’m pretty much a square peg that fits nowherere, except into my very own idealized toolbox. Even though at times I simply wish to be “normal”, being crass/weird does promote an independent sense of creativity.

Have you ever wondered about the adaptability of human beings? I have. I do. Religiously. I say that as I finish a dear piece of creative work from home, glance at the result and can’t help but feel a sense of accomplishment and pride.

We, humans, are probably the most adaptable species on the planet. You think our big brains were mainly responsible for our domination of the animal kingdom? In part. Yet I’d counter that with an emphasis on the wildly successful adaptability of homo sapiens in comparison to every other species out there.

Regardless of the situation, those wo wish to adapt will do thusly. Adaptability to adversity is one of the many traits that characterize the willing ones; the portion of the population that has found innovative ways of dealing with challenges not because their intelligence stands above the average, but because they’ve had to.

One of the most marking scenes from the nifty little movie “Cast Away” is the one where the protagonist, Tom Hanks, removes one of his ill teeth via iceskate extraction. Literally. It has to be one of the most painful images forever etched into my memory; had he not done it though, he may have perished as consequence of a tooth infection. Point is, our bodies, our minds, are capable of…