Comments on: TED2009 minutes from Erik Hersman: Elizabeth Gilbert on ruining genius

By: Kal Naga

Kal Naga — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:17:48 +0000

Ole!

By: Kal Naga

Kal Naga — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:14:50 +0000

In reply to James Potts. I just watched Elizabeth Gilbert 2009 talk now! may be my guarding Genius guided me to it somehow!, It profoundly touched me, My perception of the creative Genie who is assigned to me is that (bored of me somehow now!) Most Artists or creative people had to go through pain (like a sea shell gets a grain of sand that causes pain and reacts to it by covering it with layers of a certain substance that is shiny and beautiful ) that eventually creates a PEARL. so in my psyche I always expected that such pain had to be endured and that creates something worth having at the end.! NO Pain No Pearl!

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:43:58 +0000

I like how Elizabeth Gilbert thinks about “genius”, or rather, “having genius”.

Gilbert really does “have” genius.

I can relate to the part when she talked about the song writer. It’s so funny and very true. Most of the time “genius” comes to a person unexpectedly. Therefore, we must always be ready to accept “genius”.

And above all, we must learn not to be conceited because that “genius” isn’t yours. It just happens to come across you and you have grabbed it.

Next time you feel “genius”, grab it. And be thankful to the “genius”. Ole!

By: James Potts

James Potts — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

How selfish a though it is to think that it might be better for suffering to continue and possibly kill another person so that the world may enjoy their art. I’d venture to say that most who are ‘tortured’ would rather be free from such trappings.

By: Henrik Vendelbo

Henrik Vendelbo — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

When my sister studied fashion they had a whole class on the source of creativity. The conclusion was that fashion comes from the street not the “brilliant” designer.
If we accept that it is the world around you that is the real source, and that creative greatness is merely the habits that channels and crystalises the inspiration from the surrounding, then I think it become a bit easier to deal with success.

By: Peter Daas

Peter Daas — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I'm not sure if we can help 'tortured' geniuses. Just by helping them, we might ruin what gives them their genius abilities. genius