Stirling responds to me:

>>I'd say that the emotion would be felt during the creative process,
>>and when that takes place for different individuals, I have no idea.
>
>This reduces the formulation to meaniglessness - one might as well
>say "to be a composer one must feel, at some time or another."

Not at all.  If Stirling were to dispense with his customary negativity and
rigidity, I think he would agree that different people do not have their
creative "bursts" at the same time and under the same circumstances.
That's all I was getting at.

Personally, I'm at my most creative while driving alone on interstate
highways; there's something about the constant motion, privacy, and
continuous speed which gets my creative juices flowing.

>Emotion which clouds judgement is useless.

Why highlight the worst aspect of feeling emotion? I think it's more
likely that an appropriate dose of emotion improves one's judgment.  Also,
understanding one's emotions goes a long way toward good judgment and
decisions.

Don Satz
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