Your elusive creative genius - Elizabeth Gilbert
2013 ж. 21 Нау.
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Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.
Talk by Elizabeth Gilbert.
This video seriously helped me so much. Thank you. Not to be over-dramatic, but I feel like my life has been saved.
What a beautiful voice she has.
She is very beautiful too.
You want to know a language that will give you depth whereby you'll be able to figure out hidden meanings? Classical Arabic. Arabic has diacritics and dots, but in the past, they used to write Arabic without diacritics and dots. If you learn Arabic, then learn it first with dots and diacritics, but if you're done, then go to the next level by understanding Arabic without diacritics and dots. This way you will maximize your depth. Your contextual comprehension will become better. Why is this? For example; without dots, the Arabic B, T and TH look exactly the same. So if you read without dots, you'll have to figure out the context by digging. It's like a code language. A secret language. Lots of letters will resemble each other without dots in Arabic. Classical Arabic without dots makes you dig, and this is good for creativity.
She's completely right. It's actually helpful. This video is by far the most helpful one to write a book
Such a beautiful elaboration pertaining to the human condition. It brought me to tears.
That is one of the most inspiring speeches I ever heard. I am a writer myself and the things she says could not be more true! Grab it, do it AND BE THANKFUL FOR IT! Because some unfortunate sould will never ever allow themselves to even begin to imagine, that they could create something divine. And - as it is with all good things - it comes back to where it was loved and thanked!
Only the true Artist understands what she describes...this creative flow is on a level of its own...
True
Wonderful! That's exactly what I feel when I write! It's not me but something else pouring through me, some divine force! That's why creative work is so addictive. Not because of the final result, admiration etc. but because of the process - including the ultimate connection with the Source.
So very true. The Daimon, the Genius and the Spiritual Electricity. To create it's such an act of surrendering, and we become humbled, like a tree -which branches- bearing many fruits, are touching the ground, and pay homage to the Earth, rather than to themselves. Thank you for such sweet delivery, such beautiful talk.
No fear of Ms. Gilbert ever going downhill in her creative endeavors. Eat-pray-love is brilliant yet Big Magic, her non-fiction exploration into the artistic process, is also an important work. Love you Liz.
What an excellent little event. Being a creative writer, I can so relate to the little thing in the room that inspires! There have been times when I have sat down to write and that thing is channeling through me like there is no tomorrow, but then there are those times when I just sit and stare and not a damn thing comes out. So I know that this is true!
SUCH an amazing speech, no concept. Beyond inspiring.
I love this so much, her words have inspired me before and this just pushes me further towards who I need to be.
Absolutely BREATHTAKING!!!! Loved this. Thank you.
Always has been one of the greatest journalists.
Ole to you Elizabeth, if your next book is any where near as good as this performance, you have nothing to worry about.
I just started crying during this and I have no idea why, its a very inspirational talk
Watching this at 2016 and somehow reminded of John's issue. Either way, this is awesome!
If I may be so bold, I have read all of Ms. Gilbert's books. They are all brilliant and I love all of them. I'm also grateful for this TED talk. Thank you for keep writing! I'm excited to read your latest work.. I know you'll never see this.. but if you do, thank you.
This one really hit home for me. Wow❤️
Great talk! Loved it.
This is the speech that kicked off my love for TED. Thanks for the reminder!
Incredible! I love her!
This was wonderfully comforting.
As an artist, pressure of failure comes from public perception of my art, not from my lack of imaginary sources of support.
Even tho I have already seen this, I watched it again. She's a great public speaker.
Absolutely fantastic.
Most of it is solid. I especially like that creatives are not wholly responsible for their art. This is something we should hold on to, that our failures and successes are not created in a vacuum but in response to what we feel, see, and experience.
Great talk.
Old but gold
Elizabeth Gilbert! BRAVO, Mi Amiga!!! PERFECTO!!!
Brilliant speech by a seemingly wonderful person.
Olé! Very inspiring.
Insightful + inspiring! Could certain video games stimulate our brain to think in more creative ways?
where can i buy this, its amazing
This is so beautiful.
seen this one already. does ted reupload their stuff?
Nicely put. :)
LOL...I just watched this and got a network intruder ! Anyways, inspiring talk. Thx for sharing.
She speaks very fluently. I like it.
Thank you Dan this was very interesting
Just wow...!
Amazing
Charming woman. Props.
Profound!
Brilliant
Even Sir Isaac Newton said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." That kinda ties into what she is saying. All information must come from an external source. Creativity is how you relate that information.
I love her.
As an artist I completely agree! :)
Aye. They only recently started putting their stuff on youtube so they've got a lot of great stuff from the early days that needs to be uploaded. It'll trickle on over so we've always got good content on our subscriptions page.
awesome.
she will never give a speech quite a good as this one.
This touched my inner fruit.
Read her book 'Big Magic' if you haven't already! I read it frequently and it's a life changer.
Hoy necesitaba oir esto!!!
OLAY! She's wonderful!
Thanks
perhaps that channeling of creative energy is coming from a different part of our brain than our conciseness resides.
I fell asleep watching this. Nothing wrong with the talk I'm sure, I was just up all night
Wow.
I guess Richard Paul Evans, or Nicholas Sparks got past their fears ....and wrote some great books!
Game Grumps >.>
im intrigued as to how this might relate to game grumps
They have been reuploading their vids from other TED sources to this channel for a long time. They have actually been explaining this to someone in EVERY reupped video in the past few months at least...lol so :P
To answer Mrs Gilbert's question early in the video of why everyone is so afraid of creative arts: it's because the vast majority of such artists live their lives in poverty and despair.What parent would wish that upon his child? Many great, now-known authors and painters died in poverty. If that happens to the best of them, what about the ones who stay at an average or below-average level? It's a very recent phenomenon that good authors can make a good living doing their craft.
Absolutely nothing as long as you've been drinking since the night before. HAHA
its in the suggested videos dude .... same name ... ted talks director
Freedom to create is not an abundant, always accepted, loved and cherished communications. That criticism she is talking about is coming from herself AND others. That will not go away. Blaming the fairies is a fictional way to describe, ignore peoples crap and be yourself. You want to release the pressure? Decide that your just going to do it for fun instead of a job. Anyone that produces FOR A LIVING will feel the pressure she speaks of, so get on with it and become more emotionally resilient.
brain works in mysterious ways
I anticipate some people disagreeing with this, not because of super natural fairies, but of the idea of a deity. I won't argue about the divine. Instead, I wonder if they would find this "genius" to be the unconscious mind; or in the unconscious mind? Something which is not directly controlled, but can be very present when someone works. What do you think?
Metaphor, as in it's a comparison. So I think you nailed it as being some internal aspect that cannot necessarily be directly controlled, only harnessed. That talk of geniuses, muses, idea fairies.. It's a personification of the concept and a metaphor to compare the fickle aspects of the process to something storybook understandable for the audience. This is one of the few times I'd say some lack of accountability is healthy, though, regarding creativity and the amount of pressure it is to best yourself over and over.
I think it's a daemon, or demon..
If that were true, would people who are more connected with their unconscious mind be more creative than those who aren't? I don't personally believe in the supernatural, but as someone who is creative is is healthier for me to think of my creative mind as something outside of me which I must wait patiently for and be guided by, rather than stress myself out because I can't force ideas into my head when I need them.
Heck If someone is "in touch" with thier unconsciousness, they're really just more aware of it's patterns; I would say. The way that I understand the unconscious, is that it's reactionary. By which I mean, you don't choose what it does. The only way to affect it is by using repetition over months or years.
Heck I think, yes. One's ability to see patterns feeds into their creativity. It's worth noting at this point that creativity is extraordinarily useful for more than just artists. Scientists can also make new things if they can see, or at least pursue, larger patterns in their work.
yes
agree
I have no idea what you guys are mad about. I just wanted to join in.
Well, it's a great talk in that it demonstrates that the human brain is perfectly capable is fooling even the smarter amongst us that thoughts rising from within ourselves come from outside. I'll leave it to people like James Randi and Tim Minchin to destroy such superstitions. What Elizabeth is right about, is that our genius is really not just our own. It's also the product of tools that enable us to receive genius from others. Those are language (not only the spoken kind) and observation.
This is a good a the movie!
For sure! I would get nothing done. And I don't drink gin, sadly, it makes me sick. :-0 But vodka, after eight (in the evening,) is a different matter! peace, stg
This is probably just me being cynical. But I've worked really, really hard to develop my skill at art. I don't want to give the credit for it to mystical forces- I think I deserve the credit for the work that I did, whether or not a "muse" showed up in all of the hours I spent practicing.
Francis Cobain led me here. It's as if this most of this talk could have been about her father. Hmmmm. I like it.
"Why not think about it this way" she asks. I don't know ! cause thinking about it that way isn't how it really is !
A very profound thought on creativity. Creativity is a divine gift from God this is why you need to be grateful for your successes. I know that feeling that Liz describes about Ruth Stone...believe me when I hear the poem I run to grab my pen and paper. Thank God I am not the only one.......LoL
Game grumps bought me hear
online etymology dictionary late 14c., "tutelary or moral spirit" who guides and governs an individual through life, from Latin genius "guardian deity or spirit which watches over each person from birth; spirit, incarnation; wit, talent;" also "prophetic skill," originally "generative power" (or "inborn nature"), from PIE *gen(e)-yo-, from root *gene- "to produce, give birth, beget" (see genus). Sense of "characteristic disposition" of a person is from 1580s. Meaning "person of natural intelligence or talent" and that of "exalted natural mental ability" are first recorded 1640s.
Protip: Praying is the same as doing nothing.
Hence freestyle rap.
i guess there are ted speeches for everybody... this is mine
The talk is full of inspiration to me but just one little mistake: "Allah, Allah, Allah!" Is one of our ways of expressing amazement, we are not calling that person God. It exactly like "(God), this is so beautiful!"
This gal gets it.
See that's what makes science so beautiful; there is no grey area. The rest of your comment has nothing to do think this particular argument. Please stay on topic when your trying to persuade someone.
i think i saw this one before...
thankyou, miss cobain
That's a fairly eloquent crazy person. RIP
can a person really own their talents and claim them? many people seem to have the natural ability to do certain things. and i'm reminded that no human being on this planet we have named earth chose to be born and we do not know much about ourselves, we are still scratching the surface. goodness knows what our descendants will find out about what we are and are capable of
I was captivated by the talk until the 8th min. BS radar turned on.
Firstly, *Hear. Secondly, what is backwards about supporting whatever it takes for an artist to create a beautiful work? Granted, I personally wouldn't call her work beautiful, but it's beautiful to someone, and anything that allows her to swallow her success and provide more work to her fans is a good thing. Just because it's probably placebo effect doesn't mean that it doesn't work for her. And anything that makes you feel more confident in your work is a good thing, it being bollocks or not.
This is TED ed, which is different
Per distracted by illusion/allusion machine. ... mind. What brought us here? Are we our vibrations?
Only watching this because there're two people making the presentation.
Boat juice? You can't juice a boat.
Olay!
As above so below. What in hell would I know?
A point to Elizabeth's words are stupid questions people ask! like some of the statements made to this video. Ms Gilbert muses on her view, not a world shaking verbal expression. She is interesting to listen too. As persons of this world we all have words to express, to show our lives, and the worth we have in this life! Please stop being BLACK........
Only creative people will understand her..