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'''Creativity''' is the [[God]]-given faculty of coming up with new ideas, new music, new inventions and stories, new ways of doing things. It generally involves combining two things together, especially in a novel way.

'''Creativity''' is the [[God]]-given faculty of coming up with new ideas, new music, new inventions and stories, new ways of doing things. It generally involves combining two things together, especially in a novel way.

Along with individual initiative, creativity is one of the two outstanding characteristics of Americans. More patented inventions, such as the telephone and [[atomic bomb]], were invented by Americans than by people of any other country, although sometimes people of other countries have been able to put the finishing touches on them or market them better. For example, the [[fax machine]], [[Gunpowder]], [[paper]], [[radio]], the [[printing press]], the [[steam engine]], and open heart surgery, are examples of creativity originating in Asia, Europe, and Africa.

 

Along with individual initiative, creativity is one of the two outstanding characteristics of Americans (See: [[United States and innovation]]). More patented inventions, such as the telephone and [[atomic bomb]], were invented by Americans than by people of any other country, although sometimes people of other countries have been able to put the finishing touches on them or market them better. For example, the [[fax machine]], [[Gunpowder]], [[paper]], [[radio]], the [[printing press]], the [[steam engine]], and open heart surgery, are examples of creativity originating in Asia, Europe, and Africa.

Unfortunately, many young artists are under the false assumption that alcohol and drugs can be used to enhance their creativity. Poets, writers, composers, painters, musicians, etc. get caught up in this self-defeating misconception. Part of it has to do with the pleasure center of the brain that the drugs impact - making one falsely believe they are more creative due to a temporary increase of dopamine.<ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/recovery-life/201007/myth-about-alcohol-drugs-and-creativity</ref> If people have trouble driving a car on alcohol or other drugs, it stands to reason it might be harder to play an instrument, coordinate a paintbrush, or mold a lump of clay as well. The most celebrated artists of the past, such as [[Walt Disney]], [[Leonardo Da Vinci]], [[Shakespeare]], [[Bach]] and [[Michelangelo]] achieved their fame without the use of drugs.

Unfortunately, many young artists are under the false assumption that alcohol and drugs can be used to enhance their creativity. Poets, writers, composers, painters, musicians, etc. get caught up in this self-defeating misconception. Part of it has to do with the pleasure center of the brain that the drugs impact - making one falsely believe they are more creative due to a temporary increase of dopamine.<ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/recovery-life/201007/myth-about-alcohol-drugs-and-creativity</ref> If people have trouble driving a car on alcohol or other drugs, it stands to reason it might be harder to play an instrument, coordinate a paintbrush, or mold a lump of clay as well. The most celebrated artists of the past, such as [[Walt Disney]], [[Leonardo Da Vinci]], [[Shakespeare]], [[Bach]] and [[Michelangelo]] achieved their fame without the use of drugs.