#Creative Abundance

Learning Creative Abundance Through Scarcity’s Lessons

Still, scarcity can trigger fear, which narrows attention and makes creativity harder. The classroom metaphor implies a psychological pivot: staying curious enough to experiment even when stakes feel high. This resembles what psychologists describe as cognitive reappraisal—changing the interpretation of a situation to change its emotional impact (Gross, 1998). When fear loosens its grip, experimentation becomes possible: trying a cheaper tool, learning a new skill, swapping services, or prototyping solutions. That sense of “play” isn’t naïve; it’s strategic. It helps the mind generate alternatives, which is exactly how scarcity can end up teaching abundance—by multiplying possibilities. [...]

Give Me a Museum and I’ll Fill It. — Pablo Picasso

The line also hints at Picasso's well-known ego and his view of the artist’s role in society. Like Michelangelo, who filled the Sistine Chapel ceiling with his vision, Picasso saw himself as someone whose creativity was monumental enough to occupy whole cultural spaces. [...]