#creativity
Reminders for the Anxious/Depressed Creatives
- You’re more than what you make.
- Your productivity does not determine your value.
- It’s okay to do nothing sometimes.
- Not everything you do has to result in a product.
- Not everything you make has to be important, significant, or even good.
- You can make things just for yourself.
- You can keep secrets for yourself, whether it’s not posting some of your projects or not sharing your techniques.
- You’re allowed to say no.
- You’re allowed to rest.
AI’s Self-Portrait
IBM Research asked AI to create a self-portrait. And the result (shown here) was published in the New York Times on October 19. Creating the image required a lengthy training program. First, the system identified a core visual concept of AI by ingesting over 3,000 articles about AI from the NYT, which it narrowed down to a human and robot shaking hands. Then, it was trained on a data set of over 1,000 images of robot and human hands in order to draw a new image. And, finally, it was trained with samples of NYT cover art so that the final creation would fit the publishers’ visual style. The resulting original art piece portrays AI and human creativity working together, hand in hand.
Learn more about the process behind the AI self-portrait ->
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Well-Versed Tech
Technology often has a poetry to it, and poetry can emerge out of technology. Last year, an IBM intern developed a poetry generator that feeds user input through the IBM Watson Tone Analyzer to craft a poem based on the user’s feelings. We’re looking forward to seeing how this year’s summer interns find their own intersections between technology and creativity.
Learn more about how the Poem Generator was developed ->
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The sweet sounds of AI-powered collaboration
While working with R&B musician H.E.R. on a new track, music producer Alex Da Kid wanted to add another voice. With the help of IBM Watson and Spotify, he discovered the perfect collaborator who brought the texture he was searching for: Rapsody. Check out their recently-released song, “Go.”
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Being creative means sometimes you’ll get competitive and start comparing yourself to others. It’s not healthy and sometimes causes you to burn out, stress and doubt your own creative abilities.
A part of the process in learning to heal is to not only forgive the people who made you feel so competitive and bad about yourself and work, but to forgive yourself.
Here’s a personal story. A few months ago I was extremely competitive, so much that I ended up burning myself out and stressing people I loved. I’m not a huge YouTuber, and I’m not a typical gamer either. My channel took a huge amount of time to get where I wanted it to be, becoming so many different things at once instead of focusing on one main goal.
To be honest, it really bothered me (to the point of almost quitting) that so many newer girl gamers got so much recognition and support after only being on YouTube for a few months. They jumped on trend bandwagons and acted like every other girl gamer out there (oh heck you know how they act, let’s be real), considering themselves to be “original”.
Of course everyone has their own cup of tea, but to see them gain 1,000 of subscribers for even producing something that wasn’t even high quality, getting the amountof support they did hurt me so much.
Was I wrong to think that way?Yes.Should I have let it bother me? No. The content I produce is high quality, taking days to complete with the team I have put together over the last few months. Am I proud of that? Yes.
The advice in this video isn’t coming from someone who has that huge following, but does that matter? No. I’m still human, consider me a friend if you’d like. Numbers shouldn’t make me think any less of my content because I know I did my best and that looking at someone else’s work shouldn’t bother me.
I’ve been able to connect with an amazing audience, have helped others and charities and have really made some awesome friends along the way. Today I still suffer from my competitive nature, but I’m beginning to forgive myself and others. It’s a beautiful feeling to have once you just wake up one day and say, “You know what, I just don’t care anymore about what others have. I’m me, and no one can do what I do and that’s that.”
Trust me, I’m still trying to better myself and I know it’s hard. I’ve been on both sides of the fence. So maybe one day you and I will both be better versions of ourselves. Let’s keep on doing our best and never give up.
I was doing a little mental spring cleaning and had this little talk with myself. You are welcome to listen in. Transcript below the image on my website.
a 30-second short story about creatively “misusing” language
Want more from voice guest Danielle C Ohi? Listen to her read from her forthcoming novel “The Lionhead Prince” here.
Something I’ve always wanted to do…is to create a small clothing boutique with my own designs. But the twist would be that each collection would be based off of an original story prompt written to show the various beauties of how our humanity can be expressed alongside the elements of nature and different places and time periods, and to empower those who wear the outfits with their stories in mind.
A way to further spread positive magick and influence through collaborative creativity, if you will!
Merry meet everyone and a Happy Full Moon to everyone! It’s Woden’s day and the colour of the day is white, with the incense of the day is honeysuckle. Today’s Trust your Vibes oracle card is Exercise your Vibes.
There’s too much static in the air to move ahead right now. Get back to the earth and her grounded. I mean sweat! A good dose of physical exercise gets your energy flowing in one direction - upward - to higher levels of vibration, and it keeps you from getting in your own way. Your brain is working overtime, and your spirit has been spotted leaving the premises of your body. By exercising, you quiet your mind chatter and call your spirit back. Only then can you begin to hear your angels and guides who are waiting to offer you guidance for your present challenges. Shifting your energy from a mental to a physical focus through exercise will jump start not only your psychic sense, but your creativity as well, especially if you’re stuck.
So if you want to access your vibes, give your mind a break and get the lead out. Once you do, notice how negative energy leaves your body and your ideas
Aha! Solutions suddenly leap to your mind! The Universe is always broadcasting creative and positive good vibrations to you. Exercise changes your frequency so that you can access this source of inspiration better and put it to use.
Have a magical full moon Wednesday beautiful witches!
Blessed be
Lady Aphrodite ❤️
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I’ve read a lot of portal fantasy in my time, but one thing I haven’t seen is, someone who needs modern medicine stepping into a world where modern medicine is not available.
The effect on the story would vary with the condition, and with conditions. A kid who needs Ritalin to sit still in class may find that coping mechanisms will still allow him to manage all right in a typical pseudo-European Medieval setting full of outdoor activities and alternating tranquility/crisis. A teen with severe body dysmorphia will suffer a lot without hormones, but may find some relief in an alien society’s gender norms and expectations. An AIDS patient, a diabetic, or a chemical depressive without regular access to their meds, though, could feel a literal deadline approaching, distracting them from whatever heroism they’re being called on to perform and providing a vector of temptation the Forces of Evil could exploit.
Such a story taking the “meds are unnecessary” tack would be obnoxious; but it could be brilliant coming from someone with the condition and intimately familiar with all the advantages and disadvantages of the relevant medical treatments. The Ritalin kid may be delighted to find themself thriving in the new environment without the hassle of pilltaking, but the ADHD would be recontextualized, not conquered, and will kick in at various points in the plot, for both good and ill. A non-binary teen may find a differently-gendered society is all they need to relieve their discomfort, but will a transman in a society with no concept of gender feel any more at home in his body just because nobody else around him sees a discrepancy between it and how he presents himself? A twenty-something with a chronic condition who has been taking the same pill since they were five may feel only relief from the routine of keeping track of it until half-forgotten symptoms rear their ugly heads at crucial moments, while a diabetic without access to insulin feels that their body is a ticking time bomb with no visible clock, constantly obsessing over their diet and focusing on finding ways to get home to the detriment of whatever mission they’re supposed to be on.
Conversely, someone portaling from a less medically advanced world to a a more, or from a mundane world to someplace where magical treatments are available, may be caught in a serious conflict between wanting their natural environment back, and living in an otherwise uncongenial world where they can expect their body to function a great deal better and for their lifetime to be much extended.
Nobody ever seems to be allergic to their new environments, either, though it’s possible I have seen that happen and it wasn’t done memorably enough to stick. Similarly, the core idea here may have been done without my noticing it (it’s a natural storyline for Seanan Macguire’s Home for Wayward Children series); but if it has, I’m positive it can be done again. There’s lots of medical conditions out there, after all.
Hear more like this on episode 27 of the Everything Bad podcast. New episodes every Tuesday on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Spotify. Visit http://theinternetisanightmare.com for episodes and extras.
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Hear more like this on the Everything Bad podcast. New episodes every Tuesday on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Spotify. Visit http://theinternetisanightmare.com for episodes and extras.
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New episodes every Tuesday on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Spotify. Visit http://theinternetisanightmare.com for episodes and extras.
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Hear more like this on episode 27 of the Everything Bad podcast. New episodes every Tuesday on Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Spotify. Visit http://theinternetisanightmare.com for episodes and extras.
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Hear more like this on episode 27 of the Everything Bad podcast. New episodes every Tuesday. Visit http://theinternetisanightmare.com for episodes and extras.
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Hear more like this on episode 27 of the Everything Bad podcast. New episodes every Tuesday. Visit http://theinternetisanightmare.com for episodes and extras.
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Hear more like this on episode 27 of the Everything Bad podcast. New episodes every Tuesday. Visit http://theinternetisanightmare.com for episodes and extras.
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Hear more like this on the Everything Bad podcast. New episodes every Tuesday. Visit http://theinternetisanightmare.com for episodes and extras.
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