Yes!! Discomfort is fertile for creativity. This idea hit home for me when I practiced digital sabbaths, often the moment AFTER i wanted to reach for my phone, just past a smidge of discomfort, would come a creative thought.
The quick fix of AI, for the younger generation of writers is inevitable; partly because of the instant gratification society we have helped to create -- which, by its very nature, squelches creativity (in my opinion). AI removes the tool of time -- a tool once used to master creativity’s ‘art of discomfort,’ to experience its agony and elation of completion. When instantaneous is absent, an aura of irritation takes its place; in the writing world, creativity may become frustratingly cluttered -- too much so to create without the tool of AI? Time will tell...
The necessity (and joy) of discomfort in writing
Yes!! Discomfort is fertile for creativity. This idea hit home for me when I practiced digital sabbaths, often the moment AFTER i wanted to reach for my phone, just past a smidge of discomfort, would come a creative thought.
The quick fix of AI, for the younger generation of writers is inevitable; partly because of the instant gratification society we have helped to create -- which, by its very nature, squelches creativity (in my opinion). AI removes the tool of time -- a tool once used to master creativity’s ‘art of discomfort,’ to experience its agony and elation of completion. When instantaneous is absent, an aura of irritation takes its place; in the writing world, creativity may become frustratingly cluttered -- too much so to create without the tool of AI? Time will tell...
For me the difference lies in what you are trying to create--content or art? With content maybe AI works great. With Art, capital A, never.
Teaching!!!
Thanks for this Grant. I’m going to include it in a module on AI I’m teach in the fall.
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