Originally Posted by
Johanus
Interesting thing. While it does measure some real level of achievement and how creative a person is, it does not measure success in real world terms. I scored a 21 on the highest category and a 71 overall. I wonder if there is some other thing that correlates real world success with creativity. And I also wonder if it really matters.
Some people are wildly successful in one area of creativity by repeating the same thing over and over again and it brings them tonnes of monetary success; whereas others create some fantastic things, but never really make anything from it as far as money goes. For example, I know one artist who does the same type of drawings over and over again, and she makes tonnes of money doing this (over 6 figures annually), and is able to work no more than a regular 40 hour week, if even that much. Yes, her work is really good at ONE thing. But it's not that creative. It kind of gets boring after a while, I think. And I know another who works 60+ hours a week just to make ends meet, and he has some of the most interesting and creative work I've ever seen. But it's not popular, partially because it's weird, and partially because he is so off the mainstream in what he does. Yet, he truly is the most creative and inventive person I've ever known. Both of these people would score higher than I did in the one domain, for certain, having been criticized in national or international publications. Yet, there is a huge difference in their real-world achievements and actual creativity level.
Food for thought...