Sensitivity and Creativity

The issue of sensitivity is very complex, and it can never be reduced to any formula. It's like asking the question: what is beauty? We are not going to find a mathematical equation for that either. It is also interesting to note that people don't always agree on what it means to be sensitive. Is a person with autism, who feels very strongly about certain things and can pick up even the slightest hint of injustice in his field of vision, more or less sensitive than an average person? Questions like this can go on forever. It is a known fact that people with autism are very sensitive. But I feel the question why they have this trait should be left to experts in psychology, because it does not relate directly to philosophy. In my opinion, sensitivity can be tested by a very simple experiment: you just take one person and ask him or her to read books about real persons. Then you take another person, who is not given any books to read. After some time, you read them both a description of the life and problems of an imaginary person. The first person will most likely feel more strongly about this story and will have very good ideas on how to improve the imaginary character's life. The second person, who did not read any books about real life people, will most likely be indifferent to the story and have no clue on how to help the imaginary character.

High sensitivity and creativity are often found together, as the two sides of the same coin. High sensitivity is what allows creative people to be sensitive enough to perceive subtle details, and to feel atypical things more acutely. High sensitivity can also make people more vulnerable to pain, due to their higher precision in detecting when something does not fit well with them or goes wrong.

It is also interesting how people's sensitivity to different things varies. Some people can be more sensitive to some things and less to others. For example, I am very sensitive to emotional pain but not physical pain.

High creativity is also often found together with high sensitivity. It can be that, in order to be creative, one needs to experience the world more acutely or deeply than others do and then perceive something ordinary in a new way - which requires being sensitive.

Being creative also often means being able to think outside the box, which requires one to challenge certain assumptions or accepted ways of doing things and develop new perspectives. That is why creativity can sometimes be combined with high originality.

High creativity can also be associated with high neuroticism, as it often involves exploring new ideas or trying out novel solutions. Both of these things have been found to correlate positively with high neuroticism.

There is also some evidence that creativity can be associated with high openness to experience, but not necessarily. It depends on what kind of creativity one talks about. For example, highly creative artists tend to score higher in openness than less creative ones - because they are more likely to have a greater appreciation for art and music.

It is often said that people with high sensitivity (aka creative) are deeply affected by events in their life. This has a major effect on their behavior as they are constantly changing and evolving, not only as individuals but also within the groups to which they belong. It's also interesting how sensitive people can be emotionally unstable at times due to an inherent sense of inferiority, fear of being rejected or hurt etc. It could be argued that such deep psychological suffering leads them into drugs and drinking later in life when things don't go according to plan, though I wouldn't agree with this point of view. The fact that sensitive people tend to be more creative is a result of their ability to discern different perspectives, allowing them to see the world from many sides. This may seem like an advantage in some situations while at other times it can be a problem as with most things in life. It could also make them feel as if they live on the edge all the time and not knowing how long this will last. It seems to me that the best way to understand a sensitive person is to look at both their strengths and weaknesses. For example, many people who belong to this category are very loyal friends or partners but they also tend to have chaotic personal lives with lots of ups and downs. From my point of view, sensitivity is a double-edged sword. On the one hand it gives you the chance to experience emotions and feelings that others never could but on the other it can make your life difficult as they come out in strange ways. I think that sensitivity and creativity are two sides of the same coin. It is a kind of mental disorder in which you have to deal with all kinds of emotions and feelings, both good and bad. I have come to the conclusion that sensitive people are deeply affected by what is happening in their environment. They feel vulnerable and insecure but at the same time they try to assert themselves as much as possible.

Creativity thus the result of a high sensitivity that can be considered an offshoot of being alive. Living things, including plants and animals, are able to sense changes in their environment as they happen. This sensitivity enables them to react reflexively or automatically adjust by changing their behavior without engaging in conscious thought.

Creativity involves a process of hypothesis and experimentation. This is the non-conscious part, which occurs on an intuitive level. Creatives develop hunches and test them out in order to see if they work or not.

The process can be divided into two distinct phases. The first phase is that of creativity, which involves coming up with a hypothesis or idea and testing it out to see if it works or not.

The second phase is that of validation, which involves gathering evidence to see if the hypothesis can be proven or validated.

Creativity is the first phase, and validation is the second.

The second phase is the most difficult because it requires a great deal of evidence to be gathered, and this cannot be done quickly. The amount of evidence required depends on how much validation is necessary. If enough validation has been achieved to prove that an activity will not result in failure, then the subsequent execution of the activity can proceed without further concern.