According to Sam Vaknin, creativity and intelligence are not linked, but...

[Dreckssau]

Psychopathy (or traits in subclinical form) is linked to creativity.

[Dreckssau]

[Darkeningstar]

I haven't seen it, but I imagine it is largely based on Eysenck's psychoticism theory, according to which the personality factor psychoticism is related with “creativity” and plays a similar role in both antisocial people and creative people

[Dreckssau]

I haven't seen it, but I imagine it is largely based on Eysenck's psychoticism theory, according to which the psychotic factor of personality is associated with “creativity” and plays a similar role in both antisocial people (of which psychopathy is an extreme example on the spectrum) and creative people

Yes, this is exactly what he refers to in the video.

[Darkeningstar]

Yes, this is exactly what he refers to in the video.

Mirin my IQ

[Darkeningstar]

I haven't seen it, but I imagine it is largely based on Eysenck's psychoticism theory, according to which the personality factor psychoticism is related with “creativity” and plays a similar role in both antisocial people and creative people

I edited something because I wrote this post in a hurry while eating

[Altruist]

what the fuck is "creativity"?

[Darkeningstar]

what the fuck is "creativity"?

Extremely difficult question, but I would say that it’s the expression of the awareness as perceived by an outside observer. 
However, this definition would make it very related (when “high”) to intelligence, because a noteworthy expression requires noteworthy intelligence

This also implies that creativity can’t be something that individuals are unaware of producing, ergo, it’s over for most “artists”

[Altruist]

Extremely difficult question, but I would say that it’s the expression of the awareness as perceived by an outside observer. 
However, this definition would make it very closely related to intelligence, because a noteworthy expression requires noteworthy intelligence

This also implies that creativity can’t be something that individuals are unaware of producing, ergo, it’s over for most “artists”

i m a nigger

[Darkeningstar]

i m a nigger

Mogs me

[BoiBoi]

i got diagnosed as a psycho.


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