Last night, I got sloshed. A few pints of beer and a bunch of Kamikaze shots made sure that the fun I had was well worth the hangover next day. Today, I woke up with a heavy head reminiscing in the epicness of last night but at the same time regretting why I had a shot too many. I wondered. It was just two days back that my teetotal-ling friend tweeted condescendingly about people who drink and why they do it. Let me be frank, when I read it at first, I was pissed. Because well… he doesn't drink.Who is he to judge? So in my current state of a hangover, I started thinking, determined to come up with an answer so true, I could wave the drinking flag with pride.
Why do I really end up having so much fun when I’m drunk?
This is the best I could come up with -
When people are high on alcohol, they loose all inhibitions about being themselves and acting out their emotions. People forget about social constraints, etiquette, considerations and start being more of themselves. There is something about alcohol which wipes these from one’s mind and helps them experience their raw emotions in the purest of forms. Opinions are shared, feelings are shared, comments are made - all coming straight from the heart. There is something about being one with yourself, which gives us immense joy and happiness - to live one’s feelings without any bonds, to self-express without any pretense. In a way, it is the thrill of truly being who you are.
Now this for me is a good enough reason to enjoy drinking.
But this very same day, I found myself brainstorming for a new idea for my new project at work. I wanted to think of a feature, a functionality, an experience which offers immense value to people and makes so many possibilities a reality. Idea after Idea, I thought of ideas and shot them down. But I wouldn't relent. I had to think of something new, something original, something game-changing. The idea never came.
At one point I stopped. I looked at my desperation to think of something new and wondered - why do I dislike merely executing or building features that are not new or original? Why is there a unrelenting desire to think of something new, to create.
Turns out, our Ideas are as much ours as our thoughts, our feelings our emotions. When we think of an idea, a possibility, it is our small version of the world, an extension of us into this world. We don’t merely like our ideas, we believe in them. Believe that something which is us is of value to this world.
Creativity my friends is also self-expression, being who we are.
No wonder creating something has a thrill, a rush, a ‘High’ of its own.
Unfortunately, creativity suffers from the same inhibitions as our feelings. Some people believe they aren't creative. Everyone has ideas. Every one is creative in their own way. But we sometimes don’t believe in the quality of our ideas, question ourselves or hide them under veils of inadequacy of time and responsibilities. We fear being laughed at. We fear being laughed at because we feel it is not our idea, but us who are being laughed at. We deprive ourselves the chance to create.
Turns out, alcohol cannot take away these inhibitions. To overcome these requires courage, requires belief and a positive attitude to failure. We might fail… we will yes, but when we do succeed, it’s high is something which won’t go away for a long long time.
So create. Creativity is the true high.
PS - Yes I ponder too much
Why do I really end up having so much fun when I’m drunk?
This is the best I could come up with -
When people are high on alcohol, they loose all inhibitions about being themselves and acting out their emotions. People forget about social constraints, etiquette, considerations and start being more of themselves. There is something about alcohol which wipes these from one’s mind and helps them experience their raw emotions in the purest of forms. Opinions are shared, feelings are shared, comments are made - all coming straight from the heart. There is something about being one with yourself, which gives us immense joy and happiness - to live one’s feelings without any bonds, to self-express without any pretense. In a way, it is the thrill of truly being who you are.
Now this for me is a good enough reason to enjoy drinking.
But this very same day, I found myself brainstorming for a new idea for my new project at work. I wanted to think of a feature, a functionality, an experience which offers immense value to people and makes so many possibilities a reality. Idea after Idea, I thought of ideas and shot them down. But I wouldn't relent. I had to think of something new, something original, something game-changing. The idea never came.
At one point I stopped. I looked at my desperation to think of something new and wondered - why do I dislike merely executing or building features that are not new or original? Why is there a unrelenting desire to think of something new, to create.
Turns out, our Ideas are as much ours as our thoughts, our feelings our emotions. When we think of an idea, a possibility, it is our small version of the world, an extension of us into this world. We don’t merely like our ideas, we believe in them. Believe that something which is us is of value to this world.
Creativity my friends is also self-expression, being who we are.
No wonder creating something has a thrill, a rush, a ‘High’ of its own.
Unfortunately, creativity suffers from the same inhibitions as our feelings. Some people believe they aren't creative. Everyone has ideas. Every one is creative in their own way. But we sometimes don’t believe in the quality of our ideas, question ourselves or hide them under veils of inadequacy of time and responsibilities. We fear being laughed at. We fear being laughed at because we feel it is not our idea, but us who are being laughed at. We deprive ourselves the chance to create.
Turns out, alcohol cannot take away these inhibitions. To overcome these requires courage, requires belief and a positive attitude to failure. We might fail… we will yes, but when we do succeed, it’s high is something which won’t go away for a long long time.
So create. Creativity is the true high.
PS - Yes I ponder too much
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