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Re: CHAT: conlangs and mental illness

From:Ed Heil <edheil@...>
Date:Friday, May 14, 1999, 18:07
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>Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 14/05/99 10:19:54 , Joshua a =E9crit : > ><< Personally I don't feel especially creative when even mildly or moderately > depressed (as compared to creativity when feeling fine) >> > >Same for me : I conlang only when everything is fine (work is done and >practical problems solved), and I've noticed that my conlanging is best >creative and decisive when I'm in love or very confident as to the future.
The correlation between mild mental whateveryouwannacallits like depression and creativity & intelligence does *not* imply that actually being in a state of depression makes you more able to exercise your creativity and intelligence! Quite the opposite. Sorry if I gave that impression. Ed -- Ed Heil * edheil@mailandnews.com "When you get your Ph. D. How happy you will be When you get a job at Wendy's And are honored with 'Employee of the Month.'" -- Bare Naked Ladies, "Never Is Enough"