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Re:"Francisco's Money Speech" by Ayn Rand by abstractbill on Sunday March 01, 2009 @03:59PM (#499285)
Most people here value the material world more then the spiritual world ... between discussing spirituality and creating something, I'd say most would choose creating.

The urge to create things is very spiritual for me, just fwiw. It doesn't have to be material things either - these days it's mostly software and occasionally robots, and in the past it's been mathematics and music. But I must create things - it's a fundamental part of the person I am.

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Re:"Francisco's Money Speech" by Ayn Rand by jacoblyles on Sunday March 01, 2009 @04:07PM (#499294)
I wish that were me. I try to create because I admire creators. However, the drive to create is not innate to my personality. Rather, it is a struggle.

Fortunately, I am learning to hack my personality to drive myself to do what I want. For example, I surround myself with creative people and I work on team projects where a sense of duty will drive me to do good work. But it is hard, and I must trick myself to do what I desire.

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