Christian Crews: The Joy of Creation

      The creative activity this week was a great example of how creativity can grow exponentially when there is collaboration in the process. I usually am a solo worker and don't care much for group projects. There have been times where in our first group meeting for a class project, I asked everyone if I could just do the whole thing. Unsurprisingly, most of them were happy to let me do so. But it defeats the purpose of the group project anyway. I'm not sure why I am that way. Maybe I don't like waiting on others, maybe I am a control freak, maybe sometimes I don't trust others to fulfill their portion so I would rather just do it than be anxious about it. Nevertheless, group work isn't usually my strong suit. But it was great to have it unfold organically during our creative activity. With two additional minds at work, it was easy to blow through many uses of a paperclip in a matter of minutes. Each person was bringing in their own unique ideas that the others wo...

 "There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation." -Henri Bergson      For our in class creative activity yesterday, we had to conjure up and reflect on a past experience of creative genius. Immediately, one came to mind. It was probably the most significant instance of such a thing since it happened.       It was November 2023. I had just moved to Georgia and was desperate for work. The only place I heard back from in a month was a Publix for a shelf stocking job so I had no choice but to take it. I hated it. I had worked a similar job at Walmart a couple years back and while it isn't hard work, it really isn't the type of work for me. Everything feels so corporate and soulless so I was counting down the minutes to when I got off the moment I had clocked in. To keep myself occupied and make time go by faster, I would spend time trying to come up with stories. I've always enjoyed variou...