![[The Creative Act#^rfs4wi]] - We are just collaborating in a collective effort to bring things to existence. If you were the only one meant for the job you would work towards it in a manic fashion and blow any other competitor out of the water. - This turns reduces the ego in competition, and honors creativity as copycats are just following in your footsteps ![[The Creative Act#^hb4atk]] - An important skill is just being able to listen to the world, and to filter it through your unique lens ![[The Creative Act#^uom871]] - Sometimes the personal discovery people make is something that you are unaware of yourself - you can contribue to inspirations beyond your own capabilities - Technically you are not capable of making massive change yourself, but with a vision other people can tap into they can help you towards it by helping themselves and then by helping the world - Only further promotes the emphasis on the collective rather than it being attached to you. It is not attached to you as a person, but just your essence through your Filter. - You can then learn from other people's learnings, promoting [[Anagoge]] through dialectic ? [[Art is to creatively self-actualize]] ![[The Creative Act#^rta2i3]] - expanding the collective of human knowledge, which then promotes more connectedness ? The next step is to achieve [[Self-transcendence]] ![[The Creative Act#^tzrnhk]] ![[The Creative Act#^cw2yz5]] - The focus is not on the self, but rather to perform a sense of [[Agape]] by helping others grow