David Usher, I Have An Answer
Posted on May 7, 2008 - Filed Under On Ideation
I began reading David Usher’s non-music blog, after stumbling on a link from Mitch Joel’s site. It’s different from a typical “I’m a real person who wants to connect with my fans and sell you shit” blog because it talks about art, creativity and technology. And it’s actually written by him (no offense Kanye).
In this recent post, he asks “Does the web make you more creative or is it all just noise?” Here’s my answer:
Access to the web makes you more creative. It provides you with an infinite access to information and inspiration. The more you know, the more you learn and the more you see, the greater the pool that you have to draw from to form ideas.
Granted, one might argue that there is a lot of crap out here on the interweb. But you’re in control. If you don’t like an article after reading the first two sentences, you can put it down. If you think a movie sucks after the first 15 minutes, you can turn it off. Just because there is an infinite flow of information out there, doesn’t meant that you have to look at it all. Pick and choose. And some of the best resources do that for you. Like the front page of Digg and the “Most Interesting” feed on Flickr.
The key benefit of the web is that it provides you with infinite inspiration, whether it be a funny YouTube video, a conversation with someone overseas or even looking at someone’s Facebook photos. And with more inspiration, the more creative you will become.
- Christian
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