Creation is usually an expression of surplus growth energy. Your life needs to expand more than your mind/body can handle, so you have to divert it to external loci. When you’re in contraction mode, any creative output is at the expense of some self-destruction. Few can do that.
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This sounds like the basis for a magic system in a fantasy novel.
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Whoa, i feel this. Having to go through phases where i feel like i'm almost literally carving bits of myself off to power the creation-machine that MUST keep going...
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This is also why, golden handcuffs situation can lead to "burnout" more easily than self-styled employment contracts or freelancing.




