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General Talk (primarily non-naturist) => Pitti's Book Club => Topic started by: Danee on September 22, 2012, 02:07:40 pm

Title: Is creativity better in the nude?
Post by: Danee on September 22, 2012, 02:07:40 pm: A little article on writing..in the nude:

By Carolyn Kellogg September 17, 2012, 8:02 a.m.
Should we write in the nude? That's what Robert McCrum at the Guardian asks. It can, he suggests, get the creativity flowing.
Creating while naked is all the rage -- it is, isn't it, if Lady Gaga (http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/music/lady-gaga-PECLB0017764580.topic) is doing it? According to an unnamed source in the U.K.'s the Sun (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/4506338/Lady-Gaga-records-material-naked.html#ixzz26jjmIPe9), “Gaga has really taken to the idea of naked recording. She has been recording vocals while she’s been completely starkers.”
Why? “She thinks it makes her voice sound better.”
Could being unclothed help all artists make better art? There are people who live their lives as nudists, but as far as I know, no National Book Award winners have yet emerged from the nudist community. Nor have there been any nudist MacArthur "Genius" Fellows, Pulitzer Prize (http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/journalism/pulitzer-prize-awards-EVHST000005160.topic) winners or Nobel laureates.
But being naked has been embraced by a few bookish types. Paul Winer, above, owns the Readers Oasis Bookstore in Quartzsite, Ariz. He is often unclothed, including when he plays piano for visitors.
But writers tend to be less performance-oriented and more modest. "Authors generally get no more daring than bedclothes," writes (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2012/sep/17/writing-naked-creativity) McCrum. He lists Winston Churchill, Walter Scott and George Orwell as some notables who liked to write from bed.
So did Mark Twain (http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/feb/10/my-secret/), James Joyce, Marcel Proust and Truman Capote. Charles Simic does, too.
Would their work be even better if they stripped down completely? It's possible that the freedom of being naked would allow writers to take greater creative risks.
In some circumstances -- such as Los Angeles' recent heat wave -- writing naked might be more practical than being clothed. In others, writing naked might be a wee bit chilly.
I'm not sure if being naked can lead to better writing. I did not write this in the nude; I wrote it in my pajamas.
From: http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-jc-is-creativity-better-in-the-nude-20120917,0,2870566.story (http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-jc-is-creativity-better-in-the-nude-20120917,0,2870566.story)

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Post by: Hamish on September 22, 2012, 03:13:42 pm: :e4444

Liberation! Of mind and body
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Post by: Rockingnature on September 22, 2012, 03:43:01 pm: Quote
Liberation! Of mind and body

I totally! :3145 not only being more creative, but also being more productive. i do chores nude at times, and I really do all of them faster and find it more entertaining if i'm naked.
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Post by: Zeraf242 on September 22, 2012, 06:37:16 pm: It works for me!
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Post by: Nature Boy on September 23, 2012, 02:39:37 pm: I think that nudity can bring forth more creativity :Butt Shake: lol. Seriously though I woke up naked this morning and wrote a song :63424
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Post by: Brad on September 24, 2012, 04:25:50 am: Does it help you get into a creative mind set, I think it would depend on the person and situation. Does it make you more creative then you already are clothed, not so sure about that one. I think it could definitely help you relax and be more comfortable but if you have clothes on and you already are comfortable and relaxed then I believe you could achieve the same level of creativity. The hard part about this is proving or disproving it. I will go with plausible on this one. :234567
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Post by: Gman707 on September 24, 2012, 09:14:35 am: I do all my design work in the nude. Thats part of the fun of being self employed. I find that being more relaxed and comfortable helps me work more easily. It applys to everything though. I find im better at video cames when im not constricted by clothing.
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Post by: Pitti on September 24, 2012, 06:13:47 pm: Code: [Select]
Is creativity better in the nude? I hope yes, because I write a shortstory for a competition and I woul like win this
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Post by: DaveK on September 24, 2012, 10:28:30 pm: Winston Churchill used to write in the nude! I read a series of letters he sent to a doctor friend and he mentions liking to start the day of with the sun warming his skin and he thought it helped him concentrate on the task at hand. He didn't actually mention writing as one of the tasks but it was a letter after all.

Now I can't remember where and when I read these as they weren't relevant to what I was doing at the time but I'm sure they could be dug up if one wanted to try.
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Post by: cjpilotboy on September 28, 2012, 08:08:54 pm: I think it brings highten sines, that goes hand in hand with your skill set. I sometimes play videogames nude and it helps with my focus and concentration. Iv also written a few poems nude and i think it helped. So i would say most likely it would be positive to do so.
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Post by: Cabding on September 28, 2012, 08:27:20 pm: getting into a natural mindset really helps with creation and gets those juices flowing
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Post by: mikeisnude on September 28, 2012, 08:33:04 pm: Quote from: cjpilotboy on September 28, 2012, 08:08:54 pm
I think it brings highten sines, that goes hand in hand with your skill set. I sometimes play videogames nude and it helps with my focus and concentration.

I always play video games nude and I agree it helped a lot. I seem to feel a range of motion and comfort which only adds to my concentration. :4345
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Post by: eagleday on October 05, 2012, 07:29:48 am: I like to make graphic designs like logo, advertisement and pamphlets. And yes, nudity helps your grey cells a lot. Even notorious lessons like maths and physics are boosted when your skin is free. It's like those formulas and equations freely seep into your brain uninhibitedly.

PS: Archimedes arrived at his theory when he was nude.
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Post by: Gman707 on October 05, 2012, 11:15:56 am: This is true. I do most of my design work in the nude. I find being comfortable and un restricted helps me work.
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Post by: cjpilotboy on October 05, 2012, 07:06:10 pm: Probably try and take online classes. i wonder if anyone would ever do a thesis on that, how learning the same curriculum nude v.s. clothed and how that would affect test scores at the end of the class.
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Post by: mikeisnude on October 06, 2012, 04:15:55 am: Quote from: cjpilotboy on October 05, 2012, 07:06:10 pm
Probably try and take online classes. i wonder if anyone would ever do a thesis on that, how learning the same curriculum nude v.s. clothed and how that would affect test scores at the end of the class.

I had an older nudist once tell me that nudist kids did slightly better on sat's but I wouldn't know how to find where he got that info at.
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Post by: hemingway on October 06, 2012, 04:33:23 pm: Coincidentally, I was writing nude just the other day when I started my history paper (the end of which still eludes me). I don't think it made any difference to the quality of my work, or the ease with which I wrote, but at least I was comfy!
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Post by: funnytannednudist on January 10, 2013, 12:52:18 pm: I agree as being nude makes you more comfortable and relaxes your mind. Maybe with lady gagga being nude makes her more confident :3145
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Post by: Kyle on January 13, 2013, 03:41:46 pm: Well, Victor Hugo (Les Mis) wrote nude, but apparently he had a servant take his clothes so he'd have nothing to do but write.
James Whitcomb Riley (poet) did the same so he wouldn't go to the bar.
Edmond Rostand (Playwright, and poet) did it so no one would interrupt him

Hemingway wrote nude, standing up (which obviously find to be the odd part). Also his cousin founded a nudist club in the UK.
DH Lawrence (Lady Chatterley's Lover) "liked to climb mulberry trees, in the nude, before coming down to write."
And Agatha Christie apparently wrote nude as well.
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Post by: jcs2010 on January 27, 2013, 08:06:47 am: Creativity is so much better in the nude

Ive written so many essays and poems in the nude

makes a big difference
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Post by: m10 on February 14, 2013, 10:34:45 am: I would say it helps your sense of creativity. I have done assignments in the nude before and it has made me feel much more relaxed and do a much better job and focus more.
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Post by: matturist on February 26, 2013, 01:35:51 am: I'm working on a novel and have done the majority of my writing in the nude. I just feel much more relaxed, less distracted and more human, so I'm able to connect to the art on a much purer level, if that makes sense.
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Post by: Snowkid on February 26, 2013, 02:11:24 am: I fortunately work from home designing, creating, making vinyl decals for my customers. I don't know if I do better because I am nude or because I am more comfortable I do better.

Wade
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Post by: h1ghj1nx on February 26, 2013, 03:42:32 pm: We can't freely express ourselves if we aren't completely free. :)
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Post by: kobe.malta on February 27, 2013, 03:52:08 pm: yeah I think I agree that nudity might enchance creativity....
I think I actually experiance that :)
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Post by: Naturalguy87 on February 27, 2013, 04:22:17 pm: Neat article! On that subject, I do think creativity is generally better in the nude. It's hard to describe but it's like you can concentrate better. Fewer distractions (clothes) to keep your mind wandering off of whatever project you are working on. I also find that studying in the nude is much easier as well.
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Post by: ToneBender on February 28, 2013, 10:54:23 pm: Quote from: Danee on September 22, 2012, 02:07:40 pm
But writers tend to be less performance-oriented and more modest. "Authors generally get no more daring than bedclothes," writes (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2012/sep/17/writing-naked-creativity) McCrum. He lists Winston Churchill, Walter Scott and George Orwell as some notables who liked to write from bed.
So did Mark Twain (http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/feb/10/my-secret/), James Joyce, Marcel Proust and Truman Capote. Charles Simic does, too.
Would their work be even better if they stripped down completely?

Yeah Ummm... Churchill was famous for being naked in bed. While staying at the White House Roosevelt burst into his room and found him starkers on his bed enjoying the morning sun. Roosevelt was very apologetic but Churchill said something to the effect of - Nonsense. The Prime Minister of Great Brittain has nothing to hide from the President of the United States.

As for creativity... It can't hurt!
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Post by: naturallynude on April 29, 2013, 02:02:01 pm: The book I will start researching soon. Will be entirely done, au naturel.
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Post by: chrisw91 on April 29, 2013, 06:57:03 pm: I managed to come up with a new riff the other night while I was nude.
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Post by: Brad on May 04, 2013, 01:54:08 am: I noticed I do a lot of thinking/planning in the shower. I don't know if its just because my mind gets bored or because my "naked creativity" is flowing.
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Post by: ToneBender on May 04, 2013, 07:12:14 am: Quote from: Snowkid on February 26, 2013, 02:11:24 am
I fortunately work from home designing, creating, making vinyl decals for my customers. I don't know if I do better because I am nude or because I am more comfortable I do better.

Wade

Discomfort can lead to creativity too but I think if you set out to create comfort will mean less distraction,
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Post by: R on May 04, 2013, 09:04:32 am: I often paint nude. It really gives me creativity and of course I feel free.
When stuck, I'm taking a shower and immediately tons of new ideas are coming into my head.
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Post by: R on May 04, 2013, 03:17:02 pm: I even have photo in gallery, which shows me nude-painting :)

http://internationalyn.org/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;pic=2823 (http://internationalyn.org/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;pic=2823)
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Post by: nudetrail on May 11, 2013, 11:12:18 am: yes more relaxed when nude .
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Post by: nudetotheworld on June 30, 2017, 11:59:16 am: I totally agree. I often find it better to paint, write, create - whatever it is - in the nude.