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Rising Phoenix

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Tue Dec-29-09 08:54 PM
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15 minutes of genius

Edited on Tue Dec-29-09 09:03 PM by Rising Phoenix

Do you know what I mean.....that perfect 15 mins of drunk or high when ideas flow, epiphany arise, you can change the world....and then it is gone......

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valerief

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Tue Dec-29-09 08:55 PM
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1. No. For me, I call it Being Awake. But I'm an amazing oddity. nt

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Rising Phoenix

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Tue Dec-29-09 09:22 PM
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2. And me I wake up the next day

a lingering memory of what I thought was genius and realize I am much smarter after my morning smoothie.

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valerief

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Tue Dec-29-09 09:24 PM
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3. Me? I'm smart enough to know I'm dumb as a stump. nt

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quakerboy

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Tue Dec-29-09 11:34 PM
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4. I once solved world hunger

I had been up for 9 days straight when it happened. If only I had had the forethought to write it down before I finally went to sleep, we could have been one step closer to solving all the problems.

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marzipanni

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Tue Dec-29-09 11:38 PM
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5. Maybe we should learn more about our brain waves

and we could develop ways to open our minds so we could have more of these experiences.
Here's just one article of many-
http://ezinearticles.com/?Theta-Brain-Waves-Can-Increase-Creativity&id=2439274

When actually drunk or high "artificially", one usually 'comes to' and discovers the thrilling masterpiece isn't as good as it seemed :o

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MilesColtrane

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Wed Dec-30-09 04:15 AM
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6. It's a state that anyone who is serious about creating art tries to achieve.

The very tricky trick is to know just how much/little to imbibe to get there.

Too little, and you're not even glimpsing the promised land.

Too much, and you're dead.

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Mopar151

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Wed Dec-30-09 05:24 AM
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7. I can get there sober, too

But the problems are a lot more finite, and, when the magic does work, the solutions are a lot more pedestrian, i.e. "heli-coil" rather than "laser welder".

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Rising Phoenix

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Wed Dec-30-09 11:10 AM
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8. me too, and I always have my wits about me enough to write down, sketch my ideas

however, you never know when the sober genius is gonna come.

the artificial way is an attempt to force it, but rarely are the results as good, but at the time......well its genius

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Orsino

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Wed Dec-30-09 11:30 AM
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9. At least you didn't waste it in GD.

:toast:

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Rising Phoenix

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Wed Dec-30-09 12:30 PM
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10. excellent point

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