As ever, the man is right. Just to add, when job adverts state they want creative people ? The last thing they want is creative people.

"You know you're a writer when not writing is as torturous as writing."

“Find a way to make money, practice your creativity on the side” that is the hardest thing on the planet. To not dedicate 100% of your time to your creative pursuits.

The hardest part is that there is nothing I'd rather do. My creative work gives my life meaning, and I'd probably die without it. It feels so lonely that no one understand what I do, but I keep going because nothing else makes my life worth it.

I always thought it was a curse to be creative --either you are neutered by the educational system or you live in constant anguish which others won't ever understand.

You're unlikely to make money from your creativity. But being creative is still a great thing. Having a creative hobby is the key to never being bored

Every art teacher on the planet should show this to their students.

"A comfortable life and a creative life are mutually exclusive"- Robert Fripp

Being creative for a living is not only difficult but it can suck the life out of creativity. You're likely to run into clients and other people who place demands and expectations upon your resulting product that begin to kill the creative factor. You deal with harsh feedback where the reality is that they don't care about your creativity, they care about business and your creativity will get in the way of their business. Let me say it again, YOUR CREATIVITY *WILL* GET IN THE WAY OF THEIR BUSINESS. Your creativity offers them a selection of "potential" that gets you in the door, but the second you're in the door, your boss/clients/whomever will then demand you drop all creativity in favor of locking in your potential on just one outcome and sticking with it. The very thing that attracted them to you in the first place will become the thing they want least after you're hired. They don't want creativity, they want options so they can pick the best one then stick with that best option until they get what they want. The creative person is not going to "win," rather they survive while they get told to murder their best ideas so that a non-creative person is happy. Your boss/clients/etc WILL choose crappy ideas, they WILL demand that you copy the work of others, they WILL expect it to be cheap, they WILL compare you to non-creative people and think the non-creative ones are better because their work is cheaper, they WILL grossly undervalue you and your work, and they WILL demand a predictable product, not a creative one. They don't value creativity, they value good business, and creativity is the antithesis of good business due to its unpredictability. We're told that the cutting edge of the business world is all about creativity but it's not. It's about novelty and supplying that novelty to the demand or making a demand so they can shove their new supply and make money. Creativity shuns the structure required for business, and ultimately good business will kill creativity. If you want to take on a "creative profession," understand that you will NOT be entering a creative field 99.99999% of the time. Oh the specialized schooling for that field may seem creative, your classes may seem to foster a creative environment, but it doesn't even up that way. It's not about the creativity, it's about finding a novel idea and making money before the competition does. It's not even about who find a good idea first. Most things are just a repeat of something already done a million times over. The creativity you encounter while developing yourself for a creative career is NOT about your career but it all about developing yourself. YOU must re-create yourself many times over until you become marketable, at which point you must then freeze all creativity and simply continue to be marketable in that exact same way until a change is NEEDED. Changes don't get to be made for the sake of creativity unless you want to risk everything and possibly end your career early. Creative careers are NOT creative. They may produce something that inspires others, but the general day to day grind not only involves a lack of opportunity for creativity but also a demand that creativity is murdered. Creativity is like a beautiful song bird, except nobody wants to deal with the care of keeping of a song bird. They see the appeal but nobody wants the experience, so they record the bird's songs then kill it so they can take it for taxidermy and play the MP3 of its song whenever they like. It's convenient, marketable, and everyone is happy. Except the song bird. Creatives beware. Pick a field that lets you earn money and have time to be creative on the side. Don't try to make your inner song bird pay the bills because it is rare for a song bird to ever survive the ordeal.

Like how the girl comes in late and tries to sneak in as quietly as possible. Been there.

As a creative guy doing creative stuff let me tell you: He is SPOT ON!

artists create the world but get treated like the lowest life forms

I'm a creative person and this is very relatable to me. I still have no idea how to get where I want to be.

Well, I'm a writer and I have to say he's right. Haven't broken in yet, and I have to make a living in other ways. You must practice creativity for the joy of it. You know you're a writer when not writing is as torturous as writing.

As a musician, I’ve never wanted to die more than after hearing these cold hard facts.

I went to an top art and design college and they basically tell you the last part (about finding work to make $ while practicing your creativity on the side) during orientation. And the most successful artists I know from college did just that. A lot though get stuck making the money but not practicing the art. I think it just shows, as the Dr said, how difficult it is.

Jordan just can't stop being extremely insightful.

This man is so wise. So grounded in reality.

5:45 I can testify to what he says here, worked in retail for 8 years while I built my skills producing video content... Lotta late nights editing (which I loved). When I felt I was ready financially and developed enough in craft, I took the leap to freelance 2 years ago and never looked back. Its been a struggle but the best 2 damn years of my life... worked with Sly Stallone last year now this year Im producing a web series doc with actual budget.

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5:00 is exactly what I needed to hear to know I am on the right path. I work my day job but on the side I play music and also cut gemstones which is where my creative itch gets satisfied. I am hoping to monetize my passions one day but I am not letting go of my day job to do it.

I relate to this so much... I'm a songwriter and I have dozens and dozens of songs I've written and recorded but it's hard to imagine that anyone will ever hear them because marketing is INCREDIBLY difficult and music platforms are over saturated... It almost feels like I've been given a gift that I can't use... Basically a useless talent. Creativity can be a curse indeed.

I've watched this a million times, and much of it really chimes with my experience of being a creative person. However, it is very easy for non-creative people to lecture about 'get a job'. As he says, when creative types are not being creative they are effectively being suffocated. To the outside world this looks like laziness or being work-shy etc., but I have worked numerous difficult jobs and I have stuck them out. That said, every job has made me miserable. It's not as simple as 'get a job on the side', especially today. The chances are that your do-add is going to be just as a precarious as your artistic vocation, and not well paid enough on a part time basis. Also, artists can't afford to be too practical. You have to be unpractical, by definition. You can't understand creativity from a utilitarian perspective. I like him though, and the self-authoring programme has been a game changer for me.

I always come to this guy when i need a boost on my motivation, to prove him wrong.

When everybody's super, no one is" - Buddy The Incredibles

I've been freelancing in video editing and VFX for 8 years and I'm gonna buy my first apartment next year in the capital of Norway (super steep price ranges), and I've always been the 5-10 minutes late kind of person in classes and at work. If I can do it, a lot of other people should be able to : ) Everyone has a 'poison' in their life. If my creative and unsteady lifestyle is my poison, then I'll be happy doing it for centuries onward. Stay hydrated and happy, folks. And don't listen too much to Jordan Peterson, he's getting old and his views are very limited.

As a working creative - HE IS RIGHT. You need another source of income/job if you want to sustain a career.

Amazing, isn't it, to hear someone who thinks logically, explains clearly, and uses language effectively? We've grown so accustomed to illogic, innuendo, and vagueness its really strange to hear someone so staggeringly genuine. I love it!

This guy is a dream killer....no matter how crazy or hard it is it's been done and it's all been done every day...

I just quit my job to be a full-time musician. Today was literally my first day. Thanks for the inspiration Jordan! 😄

The most incredible thing about Peterson is that he has ZERO business or creative entrepreneurial (trying to make it as an artist, actor, musician, etc.) experience but understands business and the effort / risk / difficulties involved to such a deep degree. He really nails it. Most people in life who have no experience in a realm begin and end by getting their understanding of it completely wrong

There's something profoundly pathetic about the juxtaposition of "creativity" and "monetize". I know he's talking about creativity in terms of how successful it can make you in capitalist society, but it's quite depressing to think that some brilliant invention or masterpiece of art should be judged at all on how much money it can make.

I started recording music by bouncing tracks between cassette players, and it was a thrill. Just do it, money be damned.

I wish I could've found this video 4-5 yrs ago. At a young age, I was swindled by those around me into thinking that by venturing forth in the path of your 'passion', that all will turn out well in the end. Bullshit. By going to college for a creative path, my passion for it has not only tapered but has been forever tarnished. If any of you are applying to college at the moment and are thinking of pursuing an art degree, MAKE ABSOLUTE SURE that the skills learned are marketable and will allow you to graduate with a job. *If you don't need a degree to get a job in that field, then don't bother going to college for it*. Follow a realistic and marketable degree or learn trades that will make you employable. Do your art on the side. I have friends that are trying to get their Masters in Fine Arts with the hope of one day "getting lucky". I am currently making a career change and hoping to change my fate before it's too late. Despite making money from my art online, I would never gamble my entire livelihood on it.

Thank God I've heeded his words over decade before seeing this video, because I've been working to support myself and on the side focused on my creativity.

As a professional illustrator, what has worked for me is finding out what the market wants/needs before creating a product. Not creating something to figure it out later

Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison ...

Im a songwriter and I saw a therapist for 4 years. One of the reasons I was there was trying to come to terms with how I can be a creative person and still be happy. I spent 10 years going from job to job - failing each one in the hope that one day my music hobby would take off magically. My problem was that in those 10 years i never really enjoyed any of my jobs so was feeling more and more useless as a person. Only in the last year have I found some work that actually uses my strengths and i don't dread going to every day. My relationship to writing music now is very free and enjoyable. I still dream of making money off music one day but like Jordan Peterson says having a way to make money besides music has taken a lot of pressure off. Ive been much more content lately and at the same time passionate about my writing. Pursuing music is always an ongoing process but It's an important lesson in responsibility that I needed to learn.

I’ve got to say… I hit BIG in my field of work. I got a highly coveted creative position professionally in my field of art… and it’s funny because sometimes I look for ways to get out (even though I’m not starving and can pay all of my bills I could make triple my salary with a more “sensible” job)… but the more I do it and less focus I give to myself creatively, the more I wilt mentally (like that tree he talks about). This advice is spot on… and the Curse of Creativity is absolutely right. You’ve gotta made peace with it one way or another.

This speaks to me in so many ways.

One of the worst things I experience is that I can't force it. I don't seem to have full control over my mental energy. I can't summon my creativity whenever I need it. I can do some regular stuff, bored to death for 3 days straight, and then "the god of creativity" slams me - I become super energetic and can be ultra-creative and productive for 15+ hours straight. I forget sleep, I forget food, I have 200% percent concentration. My brain is like on steroids. But as I said I don't know how to enter this condition on demand. That makes my working process highly inconsistent. Anybody has the same problem? Anybody found a solution?

I think this coincides with why a lot of artists and creative people experience so much tragedy in their personal lives.

As a retired art lecturer I used to include this information as part of my lectures because it is true to being a creative individual.

man as a musician, (and a talented one at that if I can humbly say so), this is so on point. It has been so difficult.

"You guys are gonna have a helluva time monetizing your creativity." How deeply true."

I appreciate Jordan Peterson's words on creativity. It is high risk, high reward. It's insane how accurate this is. But, I find myself considering this; being creative should be absolutely ubiquitous in every area of your business/life, not just in the creation of a product or service. I mean, after the product has been made, be creative in attracting your clients, be creative in negotiations and on and on. Being creative is about seeing something out of nothing. Constantly problem solving with your thoughts. I think the only problem with creativity is anxiety

Jordan's speech about rough truth inspires and makes me work even harder.

Expressing my creativity is one of the only things that gives me purpose and drive and I'll never stop doing it. I don't care how hard it is I know I'm already successful at it cuz I won't give up.

Very true. I feel fortunate my parents gave me some industrial psychology testing as a late teen and they said the same thing. Find something you can make money with, preferably that you like, and do your creative stuff on the side. I have had a great life designing houses for money and playing music in various bands for fun.

A truly creative person finds a way around all those obstacles.

Finally someone is saying something that i've felt all my life. I simply cannot help but be creative, I don't see much of a point to life if I can't do it. I understand how crazy that sounds but it's about as honest as I can be. Thank you for the upload.

Very reinforcing for creative people. It's nice to hear that many others struggle with creating and selling their ideas. It's easy to get discouraged when you are the only person you know that is interested or knowledgeable about a potential useful invention, idea, product, process, etc. I guess that is where networking, sales, implementation, and other things are important. The things that are necessary for success that come after the idea have definitely been the most difficult for me.

creativity is by far my greatest asset, and it isn't really a curse at all, now that i'm older. I have monetized my artwork and music at times, but that generally felt compromising to the product to some degree, I have certainly made things I love that nobody responds to, and that stings. However, creativity is also my greatest asset as a doctor, and I imagine, it is an asset to whatever field creative people pursue. It was what made me stand out and get accepted into a number of med schools, it has guided my thinking in terms of generating novel research approaches and new therapeutics, it helps me write, communicate, think, and process my life, and is an essential part of my identity as a doctor. Creativity is also the way I can relate to my kids and meet them at their level of play, and be a better husband with new ideas and improvisations to make life fun. It's really only a blessing and def the part of me I think ppl respect the most.

Well this is depressing. Do any of you want to buy my upcoming book? Funnily enough, it's about depression :D

It's so interesting, whenever I send a message to both my flute teacher and my choir director who is mainly a composer, they both are directly online and respond very short and on the point. Always, even on usual workfree days. They are online *always* and they really take care about everything.

I found myself nodding to every word Dr Peterson was saying in this video. The curse of creativity lies in the challenge of learning to structure your thinking to allow for your creative flow to run through leading to a tangible item people can enjoy, learn from or consume. Thank you Dr. Peterson! This video has touched upon a common disadvantage that I come across in my daily thinking.

I love business because I'm creative, and want my ideas to come to light... I would love to JUST be creative... but I know how hard that is

cut to 5:47...the most creative person in the room actually enters the room

thank you now i know im extraverted intuitive 1) problem solving 2) perfomring-improvisation drama, role playing 3) engaging in discussions and debates 4) undertaking instruction 5) interacting, learning side by side with experts

this explains my several side hustles that merely enable me to make and record noises I enjoy on the side

Listen to Jordan Peterson - a person with bachelor and masters in music, now an accountant

I have one of the brutal personality combos too. High neuroticism and low conscientiousness. They play off each other and compound their negative elements. I find that using my fear of stagnation as a state I would very much like to avoid and use that as a kick to try to overcome my lack of motivation. I think the trick is to try to work out how you can use the positive and negative elements of your personality as levers to edge you towards something a little less terrible than where you are. Not sure what to do with high openness but that's not my issue. It takes work and experience but you pick up speed if you stick at it. Discomfort is your friend. He can be a real pain in the arse to be around at times, but he really does want to help. He's a nice guy deep down and you feel guilty for not being around him more.

He's right. I completely agree with his advice to get a job and leave your creativity as a hobby. A couple of years ago I was dreaming about finding a job where I can use my creativity, but I gave up. I realized that once I start doing what I'm so passionate about as a job, it will stop being so enjoyable. It has always been like that for me. So now I work in a company and write a book when I have free time. It might take a while, but I love doing it. And even if my book doesn't get popular I know I won't starve to death.

I think social media and KZfaq have made it easier for creative people to showcase their talent. That's one good thing about these sites

My 2 cents on this video: if you are strongly driven to dedicate your life to a creative passion, and you face the scenario Peterson talks about here, seek alternative ways to generate an income but always prioritizing options where you can employ your creative gift, in that way you continue to nurture it and remain in your path. Peterson is a highly reputed achademic but he doesn't teach fine arts for a reason, he is a traditionalist and while his advice is rational, it's far too pragmatic to be of nurturing value to creative people pursuing their passion. Finally, for a real artist the reward is in the creation itself, not how much money it may generate, it is paradoxically those who see it that way who become known for their work and consequently end up making money with it.

1997 and my paintings were starting to open doors for me. Suddenly I became very sick with manic depression. I forgot how to paint 4:54 , colors, brushes names and purpose. Very jarring. My painting ability and output is now getting very, very good again. HOWEVER, everything Jordan has to say in this clip is absolutely correct. Hey. I paint every night after work. However sacred my artwork might be you can’t paint for an audience as it stifles creativity, I have sold online and will continue to, but all of the issues that Jordan presents are reality and each task is a different type of thinking.

Glad I finally subscribed to this, I've always just seen this channel on the side panel and listened that way. Anyway after hearing this I felt good, I felt not like I was just a silly old women. What Peterson says here was modeled by my mother's family in England and I have talked about it and them for most of my adult life. My uncle, after the war got a job in Customs and Excise eventually leading up the ladder until he retired with a great gov't pension, good health and a passion for music. His hobby now became his retirement job. Teaching piano, most brass instruments, and joining a local brass and wind instrument band. His daughter went to university and then obtained a gov't job, retiring early and new persues her passion for painting and drawing. She with her pension - and passion travel to exotic places - India, Africa with fellow artists painting and sketching what they see and visit. So get the job, try to get the job that pays decently and that you don't hate and keep your creative side on the side until you can comfortably afford to unleash your art to the world.

He's right that creative ppl have no choice but to use their creativity or they're miserable. I'm a writer in terms of hobby, and I had a job where I performed simple routine actions. I'd show up to work every day so exhausted that it felt like I was taking years off my own lifespan. Either I'd be barely coherent or I'd be bouncing off the walls with irritation. I started snapping at coworkers and even customers (I'm high in agreeableness, so this was strange). I was just. so. miserable. it felt like being trapped in a nightmare. I quit my job and started working on some short-stories. My brain was swimming in dopamine and I felt like I was constantly smiling and at peace, in spite of being temporarily jobless. Creative ppl have to be creative. Our survival depends on it.

The girl comes late to class and hears "you'll starve to death otherwise"

I'm a creative person. This man is so spot on. Took me 40 years to realize it , but he is right, and after all, I'm still happy being creative with little to no monetary gain.

One of the main challenges of a creative person is to find the right people to build alliances with. No matter how business savvy a person has become, there's comes a point that they have to acknowledge that they need other people in order to grow and expand their ideas and business. Artists and creative people are no exception. This will take time, but if you are persistent, open minded/flexible and you have something truly valuable to offer, you can create what Stephan Covey would call win win relationships.

I’m a creative type, namely a singer/songwriter. And I can say with confidence, the things which make us special are also the same things that derail our professional progress. I am cyclothymic (moderately bipolar). Many of my albums and songs have been written and recorded in a manic state. Well that’s awesome until I crash and depression sets in. Then I have weeks or months of inactivity, undoing the good work I’ve done. His fruit tree metaphor is spot-on because songs just spring forth from personal experience and it is involuntary. Also to get signed, one needs to be a touring artist. But I’ve always hated touring and when I perform live, booze and drugs follow shortly thereafter. He’s absolutely correct that so many things need to fall in place and luck is necessary. As an artist, you have to love your art and make it for your fans.

Creativity is great if you're stuck on an island in the middle of nowhere. You'll have a survival rate of 93.6%

This is brilliant, there are some great comments posted here. I'm a creative person. I was lucky enough to have a mother who was so tough and demanding that I found working in a cabinet shop at age 12 easier than going home after school. This enabled me to learn a skill that I've used to provide myself a living for the last 30 years. Owning a cabinet shop has given me a little bit of a creative outlet, but the jobs that are profitable are the normal boring , production Jobs. I've found that if you truly care about quality and the golden rule, you won't be able to stomach things like increased productivity using sub par employees and cheap hardware. Thus I make much less than I could, but I sleep well. I'm fairly successful despite being creative. Successful defined as make a descent living and having a creative enough outlet to not go insane. Ha ha It's a burden. You will derive payment from things like satisfaction and accomplishment. But money is needed also...a necessary evil.

My 7 year old daughter is definitely a creative person. She's dedicated to drawing in a way I wasn't. She's starting to learn piano, she's reading independently alot. She's been doing this since 2. I am in awe of her creativity.

I hate how when people talk about "creative" the only talk about musicians or writers or artists. A lot of them literally do just what the next person does, that's not what creativity is. There is so much creativity in maths or business that is overlooked bc ppl seem to have a fixed image of what "creative" means and stuck it to only those who work in the arts

The curse of creativity is being confined by the rules.

He is right about the fruit tree. Talent does what it can. Genius does what it must.

Listening to how he talks about creativity really touched my soul. A lot deemed creativity as stupidity. I've never been a logical thinker, therefore I am seen as stupid. It's a curse, I get frequent nightmares, most are out of the ordinary. Really surprise me how powerful the subconscious minds are. Most of the ideas would come flowing in, like tiny sparks. I can't cover those tiny jolt. If i do, I am utterly drained. I never know why I feel deeply rootedly passionate in the arts. They flow upon me like blood able to stabilise with olive oil haha. True, find a job, find a way to make money....

Being creative is one of my greatest joys but it comes with its troubles. I'm not a good finisher, I have difficulty doing the same thing twice, and I can't turn the ideas off - especially late at night when I'm trying to get to sleep.

5:47 creative person...

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yes. wow. yes. he just gets it. I love him more with every lecture.

So insightful. It's true. I reach this point where I have to create. Perhaps it all originates in the right hippocampus, where we get this feeling "I have to share"

Demotivation speech by Jordan Peterson. lol I think he is too extreme here... he is just stating the bad aspects of being creative. Maybe he is just playing devils advocate to show the bad side... I would say the good side is that creativity is REALLY living... life is about exploration and that's what creative people do. Creativity = non=conformity.

good luck being creative after 8 hrs working at mcdonalds

I'm so glad someone said this clearly. I'm a creative person but I'm always yelling at other creators to put food in the mouth before you paint your masterpiece. Don't buy music with the rent money. Creators hate that (myself included) but body and soul have to have priority.

I would agree to this. I enjoy making art as a hobby. Though I actually studied computer engineering and I really liked how my university's program was heavy on hands-on projects like programming robots to do very cool and interesting things. Now I have a decent paying job with enough free time to not only work on my art on the side.. but also combine it with technology.

I read long ago that creative people, like the ones history remembers, from the arts or sciences or what ever are often afflicted with a mental illness of some sort as well. From the limited research I've done it seems to be true.

Is he talking about INNOVATION or CREATIVITY? Innovation needs monetising it, creativity (painting, writing etc.) can be a goal in itself and makes people happy without marketing the whole stuff.

I can relate with this so much. I noticed at 16 that I had quite a music producer streak within me. I'm 30 now and still think of music every day. Instead, I decided to go into computer programming. That didn't solve my problem because every job I'm applying to seems relatively boring. I want to do something creative with my computer programming skills! I want to reinvent parts of the internet, or create apps that debiases people their psychological biases, or find a way to accelerate their education. All the problems that JP talks about are very real and I'm experiencing them. And his strategy regarding to get work on the side and carve out some time for your creativity doesn't seem to cut it for me. I need full focus, not half focus. So what to do? High risk, high reward, moreover I can't help it. Life simply isn't easy and I must ask myself the question if I'm willing to give it all up and just go for it, even if it means potentially starving to death. And I'm pretty close to that point to just do that and take the leap. Fortunately, I live in The Netherlands, so I think it'll be hard to actually starve to death.

I finally knew that I was creative when Jordan Peterson said that creative people like new experiences and discovery new music. With my case in point being that right before this video I watched Bach and a anime OP played on Tesla coils.

Self-diagnosis. Creative and analytical... and probably with ADHD. Finished high school by deconstructing the quizzes and exam questions, and learning from those questions, enough to pass. No studying, no homework, no paying attention in class. In the exam, I created my own methods for math and science and literature as I went. During class I wrote short stories, drew pictures and designed role-playing games (a la D&D). I've created enough cultures, races, societies, religions and stories to rival Marvel or Disney. You should see my Googledocs storage. So I'm a lazy fuck with no memory, no attention span, and no time management skills. Somehow I got a degree and a government job in healthcare info-technology. One where I can channel some of my creativity by innovating automation for other teams. I "work hard to be lazy" *It is a curse.* I have all these ideas, but no motivation or follow-through to market them. But I can't help myself - the stories and ideas *DEMAND* my attention, and I even get distracted at work, always writing and designing, when I should be working. To cover for it, I'm constantly lying and deceiving those around me - my manager, my wife... I still meet my deadlines, and solve very complex problems and help people, but I could be so much more if only the urge to create didn't dominate me so much. All that creativity is just being poured down an empty hole nobody will ever look at. I've probably wasted 70% of my life in a countless array of pointless daydreams, concealed by lies.

I've listened to this guy talk and talk and talk. He likes to talk and he's a smart guy but you can tell he had a father who drilled things into him and he's his father right now. What does "moving forward in life" really mean? If people are so focused on being extraordinary they'll never see the extraordinary in the ordinary. You don't need that much to live a happy life.

Always thought it was wrong to think this way and wondered wth have all these ideas and notions that drive you absolutely crazy. The easy part is definitely dreaming up an idea of something, the hard part is trying to live with yourself if for some reason you can't find a way to make it happen

Just dropped out of my Business and Computer Science program to go do something more creative. I'm not completely miserable for the first time in 4 years. I wish I'd learned these lessons earlier.

Crap dude... It kinda sucks to hear someone else talk about something that's already affecting you. I feel like garbage when I'm not creating something, because I know my time is just slipping away and I could be doing something productive and helpful for society. But creativity is so fleeting for me and I still haven't found anything that really speaks to me job wise. Most of the time I feel like my creativity is both my biggest strength and my greatest weakness.

The difference between creativity and innovation is that innovation works for a living! Innovation is creativity applied in a practical sense because if you cannot demonstrate usefulness, creativity is self-indulgent.

I completely understand what he’s talking about. I’m a songwriter but teach to make to make money (I actually really enjoy it too!). A lot of people constantly tell me I’m not using my creative potential to the full, not dreaming big enough. Although I’m writing and recording more than I ever did. We are told to “follow our dreams!!” Such an overwhelming task as creative success is so subjective/abstract. I appear to many as having “given up”.

5:40 that right there, I wish someone had told me or I had seen this video 6 months ago