In the previous lecture, I discussed how we will try to get a sense for how to live a good life in our class by looking at the "virtues" shared by those who we deem to be creative.
But what does excellence in creativity have to do with excellence in life? Many creative people seem to have pretty crappy lives.
To get a better sense of this connection between creativity and the good life, we should first get a sense for what we mean by creativity. Your first assigned reading is meant to get us started with that question.
As you do the reading, keep an eye out for how the book defines creativity. What does the reading seem to say about how creativity might help you experience a good life?
Read "An Introduction" from POTD (The Power of Thinking Differently), pages 11-18 in POTD. (For those of you without our textbook, this handout Download handoutshould get you through the first week of class.)
Assignment
In a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) share the definition of creativity found in your reading and then reflect on how creativity might help you experience a good life (based on that definition).
For full credit, you must respond with at least three sentences that directly address the prompt and demonstrates you have done the reading.
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