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Re:Creative minds: the links between mental illness and crea... by biohacker42 on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @04:18PM (#596636)
I'd say the main difference is emotional.

Yes, and I'd go further and say that it is specifically a much greater then average empathy intensity which leads to great and moving art.

And that can hurt emotionally just as much as being an elite athlete can hurt you physically.

Re:Creative minds: the links between mental illness and crea... by amichail on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @04:43PM (#596686)
This is a subset of open-ended creativity. Another subset would be web 2.0 say and that rarely leads to "great and moving art".