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@damiengwalter I voted "Just work hard" but from the psych research I've read, the main deciding factor actually seems to come down to motivation. People who *want* to create something new seem to use non-unique mental processes of a problem-solving type to do so.Permalink On twitter.com
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@damiengwalter That is, the processes aren't different from typical mental processes used for mundane problem solving. It's just that most people never feel the impetus to figure out how to solve "creative" or "imaginary" problems, so they never do something "creative" in the way we define it.Permalink On twitter.com
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@damiengwalter Similarly, lots of people don't even feel inclined to, say, fix systemic problems that they possess the ability to fix, or learn foreign languages (though they could if they were motivated). Motivation, especially intrinsic motivation, seems to be the primary defining factor.Permalink On twitter.com
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@damiengwalter Which still leaves us with the question why some people are motivated to expend mental processes on representations of imaginary things, and why we call that "creativity," of course. But anyway, that's the result from a lit survey I read a decade ago or so.On twitter.com
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@damiengwalter But a side effect of that idea is that more people create than we give credit for (our definition of "creativity" is likely too narrow), but also that looking at what impedes the freedom to develop that motivation will probably help answer your intended, practical question.Permalink On twitter.com
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@damiengwalter I'd suggest temperament plays a role, but also relative privilege; if you're worried about safety, or food, or survival, you probably (not necessarily, but probably—especially if you're neurotypical) have less free time and energy to devote to "non-practical" uses of creativity.Permalink On twitter.com