You are more creative than you think! #TEDTalks

Ancient Greece and ancient Rome, people Ancient Greece and ancient Rome, people did not happen to believe that did not happen to believe that did not happen to believe that creativity came from human beings back creativity came from human beings back creativity came from human beings back then, okay? People believed that then, okay? People believed that then, okay? People believed that creativity was this divine attendant creativity was this divine attendant creativity was this divine attendant spirit that came to human beings from spirit that came to human beings from spirit that came to human beings from some distant and unknowable source. They some distant and unknowable source. They some distant and unknowable source. They called that sort of disembodied creative called that sort of disembodied creative called that sort of disembodied creative spirit a genius. Well, they believed spirit a genius. Well, they believed spirit a genius. Well, they believed that a genius was this sort of magical that a genius was this sort of magical that a genius was this sort of magical divine entity who would come out and divine entity who would come out and divine entity who would come out and sort of invisibly assist the artist with sort of invisibly assist the artist with sort of invisibly assist the artist with their work and would shape the outcome their work and would shape the outcome their work and would shape the outcome of that work. So, why not think about it of that work. So, why not think about it of that work. So, why not think about it this way? Because it makes as much sense this way? Because it makes as much sense this way? Because it makes as much sense as anything else I have ever heard in as anything else I have ever heard in as anything else I have ever heard in terms of explaining the utter maddening terms of explaining the utter maddening terms of explaining the utter maddening capriciousness of the creative process, capriciousness of the creative process, capriciousness of the creative process, a process which does not always behave a process which does not always behave a process which does not always behave rationally and in fact can sometimes rationally and in fact can sometimes rationally and in fact can sometimes feel downright paranormal. Even I have feel downright paranormal. Even I have feel downright paranormal. Even I have had work or ideas come through me from a had work or ideas come through me from a had work or ideas come through me from a source that I honestly cannot identify. source that I honestly cannot identify. source that I honestly cannot identify. And And what I have to sort of keep And And what I have to sort of keep And And what I have to sort of keep telling myself when I get really psyched telling myself when I get really psyched telling myself when I get really psyched out about that is um don't be afraid. out about that is um don't be afraid. out about that is um don't be afraid. Just do your job. Continue to show up Just do your job. Continue to show up Just do your job. Continue to show up for your piece of it, whatever that for your piece of it, whatever that for your piece of it, whatever that might be.