whenever i want to force the creative process
i get sad (almost) with the press of a button
acting skills come in handy
because this means...
i can laugh on demand
and i can cry on demand (or semi-demand)
(though i find crying on demand harder than laughing on demand)
(because its a more vulnerable activity)
but before i tell you one of my processes to evoke creativity through sadness
you need to understand the two "emotional acting" schools of thought
school 1 says: emotion first → body second
school 2 says: body first → emotion second
you feel the emotion first (typically by using past moments of sadness) and when needed you tap into them so you can act out naturally (school 1)
or you do the bodily movements that occur when you feel an emotion and then the emotions will come (school 2)
let me give you one example...
ive been crying today
not because i was sad
but because of my pollen allergy
that regularly haunts me in spring and summer time
and this is extremely practical from a creativity point of view
because now i can apply acting school 2:
body first → emotion second
i already have the tears in my eyes
im already crying
now i add the sad emotions to it
and theres your recipe for a perfectly en-acted sad moment
and now you learned something you didnt want to know
fair enough
but heres how i use this sadness as a vehicle for creativity
.
.
sadness = the world is going to end
sadness = live is going to end
sadness = we are dying now
sadness = what is dying now will be reborn again
its the typical creative process that i call the "burning man" cycle because
at the burning man festival
you build up a village in the desert
for a week or so
and then burn it down again
- creation (birth)
- enjoyment (life)
- destruction (death)
- rebirth (afterlife?)
its a simple psychological trick that im applying
because think about it...
did you ever lose a person you liked or loved a lot?
how did that make you feel?
exactly thats the emotion im tapping into
you cherish the most what you just lost
in other words:
you only realize the value of something when its gone
thats how i use sadness as a vehicle for creativity
and sometimes i do "tricks" like listening to semi-vocal-free music
like tycho’s album "dive" [1]
or musicForProgramming(); [2]
oh, one last thing before you go...
jerking off while watching porn is pretty boring
i think we can agree on that
but what if you just came
and the woman next to you
you dont wanna see anymore
(after the act)
not because she bj-ed you badly
no, she was actually doing great
and she is looking gorgeous
her tits are awesome
and her butt as juicy as an apple
but you did what you came for
and she got what she wanted
a nice milky experience
can you just say bye for good?
i believe women can do easily
but man can only do hardly
¡Ándale, arriba!
naii "is also enjoying creative sessions with no music at all" io
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[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6ih1aKeETk
[2] https://musicforprogramming.net