Creativity and Isolation

1) Read the following in Habits of the Creative Mind:

Preface, pp. vii-x.

Chapter One, “Orienting,” pp. 1-6; 8-10-; 11-16.

2) Write: spend up to an hour writing and revising your responses to the reading. Your writing can take on any form you choose. For example, you can begin by addressing some of the questions that may have occurred to you at the onset – as well as during – your reading the text.

If you have trouble getting started (as we all do), try responding to any of the following prompts.

What are some of the more surprising insights you found – something that may have made you say something like “Oh! huh…”? Can you apply these ideas to your own life?

Does Habits of the Creative Mind seem like an odd textbook to you? Who is the imagined audience for this book? How do you know?

What topic might you choose to explore for the first major writing assignment, Project 1 “Be Interested”