I can't really write stories, poems, or my own music even though I can play an instrument. I can do my own commentaries, but I suck at doing anything creative. Why is that?
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In no small part, it depends on your reason for asking the question. What do you *want* to create, and why?
Creative mediums differ wildly from one another, so you have to specialize if you want to master one. If you don't have a preference, pick whatever aligns most closely with your natural talents.
For instance, I'm extremely gifted at writing stories, and devoted hundreds of thousands of words to the craft, but can't compose original music worth dick, despite playing an instrument myself. Drawn artwork is somewhere in the middle. It's not really different from any other skilled field in this respect.
But it's also worth noting that creativity tends to be strongly tied to psychological profile. The whole left brained vs right brained thing. I'm strongly in the latter camp, and have never had to question how to develop creativity, as it's just always been there. But I had to study for hours and hours just to manage a C- on a basic algebra test.
Which is to say, there's no pressure to become "creative" as some sort of mandatory value marker. If it really doesn't come naturally to you, you're probably highly adept at something else (or have the natural potential to be.)
Creative mediums differ wildly from one another, so you have to specialize if you want to master one. If you don't have a preference, pick whatever aligns most closely with your natural talents.
For instance, I'm extremely gifted at writing stories, and devoted hundreds of thousands of words to the craft, but can't compose original music worth dick, despite playing an instrument myself. Drawn artwork is somewhere in the middle. It's not really different from any other skilled field in this respect.
But it's also worth noting that creativity tends to be strongly tied to psychological profile. The whole left brained vs right brained thing. I'm strongly in the latter camp, and have never had to question how to develop creativity, as it's just always been there. But I had to study for hours and hours just to manage a C- on a basic algebra test.
Which is to say, there's no pressure to become "creative" as some sort of mandatory value marker. If it really doesn't come naturally to you, you're probably highly adept at something else (or have the natural potential to be.)