Brainwashed

The lizard brain is the part of us that detests embarrassment and discourages us to apply our ideas or utilize our creativity when we experience failure, disapproval, or embarrassment. Connect is about getting in touch with the rest of the world; not necessarily through communication but just to get your own ideas and creations into society.  Lastly, make art is our ability to convey ideas, expressions, and feelings through our creativity from one person to another.

These three layers of reinventing yourself certainly apply to the blog. The blog itself is a way of breaking free from the notion that all students are equal, mediocre, or average. The blog encourages all students to be creative and reach into their own interpretive thought pool and share their true ideas. Creativity and idea sharing is absolutely utilized in the blog.

            Connection is obvious when observing this aspect in the blog. The blog is shared with many others and the student’s ideas and thought can be spread to other minds. Acknowledging the lizard is present in the blogs as well. No matter what we do in them, we have to be confident and proud in what we post. If the ideas and feelings we post are not backed by our own true self then they are not nearly as affective. We should not be embarrassed by any interpretation, creation, or thought that we share in the process of our creativity. Even if the idea is laughed at or deemed unpopular, students should not stop their own creativity. The whole purpose of the blog is to promote creativity and thoughtful interpretation. If we are scared to do this because of even one person’s disapproval, the blog is completely waste and useless. I believe that part of the process of creativity is actually overcoming that fear of rejection and backing your ideas even if you are alone on them. Lastly, make art is important in the blog because that is exactly what we are doing. Some things make not be the typical idea of art but we are communicating an idea to someone else and it is our own.

            These layers together are certainly helpful in the creative process. They all build and layer on each other. This in turn makes each individual rule unique and important, but also a part of the whole. These layers make me a better student because I can connect with other students who I may need to communicate, work, or learn with in the future. They make me a better artist because I can learn to be proud of my creations, ideas, feelings, or thoughts and continue with the work that I love regardless of whether someone does or does not like the work that I do. With these layers, I can block out the worry and fear of rejection and ultimately harness my creative potential without restriction.