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		biohacker42 on May 6, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Creative minds: the links between mental illness a... 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.

amichail on May 6, 2009 [–]

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".

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