Creativity is like a healthy psychosis

U.K. Mann says boredom is “a search for neural stimulation that isn’t satisfied. If we can’t find that, our mind will create it.”1

A similar thing happens with meditation-induced psychosis. If I strip myself of sensory information, my brain starts making things up and hallucinating.2

I wonder if creativity can actually prevent psychosis.

You can be well-adjusted and a great artist.

  1. [Being Bored Can Be Good for You—If You Do It Right. Here’s How Time](https://time.com/5480002/benefits-of-boredom/)

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