Does Listening To Music Put A Damper On Your Creative Abilities

Does maladaptive daydreaming affect your IQ?

If you find yourself in daydreams then you ar smater and more creative than your peers, a study claims.“People with efficient brains may have too much brain capacity to stop their minds from wandering”, Ecri Schumacher a psychologist at Gorgia Institute of Technology in the US.Researchers measured the brain patterns of more than 100 people while they lay more than in an MRI machine. Participants were instructed to focus on a stationary fixation points for five minutes. The team used the data to identify which part of the brain worked in unison.The correlated brain regions gave them insight about which areas of the brain work together during awake, resting state. Interestingly the research has suggested that these same brain patterns measured during these state are related to different cognitive abilities.Once they figured out how the brain works together at rest, the team compared the data with teststhat measured their intellectual and creative ability. Participants also filled out a questionnaire about how much their mind wandered in daily lifeThose who reported more frequently daydreaming scored higher on intellectual and creative abilities and had more efficient brain systems measured in the MRI machinePeople tent to think of mind wandering as something bad. You try to pay attention and you can't. The data is consistent with the idea that isn't always true. Some people have more efficient brainsOne clue that your brain is efficient is that you can zone in and out of the conversations or tasks when appropriate, then naturally tune back in without missing important points or steps.Hope this satisfies…

What does it look like when an INFJ is really angry?

It looks like a tornado, that ignites out of seemingly nowhere…and to witness this, is absolutely terrifying. I knew an infj, that lived in a house with roommates, who constantly toued with her. She put up with constant harrassment, for a solid nine months. They were even stealing from her. Then one day she said the words…”this better stop, or IAM going to lose it. I'm not kidding, I will go absolutely lunatic, so please stop”. Well…they were not bright people, and what could this calm, peaceful, saintly thing do to them? Two days later, they stole from her yet again, and she did lose it…grabbed a golf club, and went through three door, yes went through three doors, like a bull…into the room where the thief was. The room was an add on from the 1970’s, and an entire wall was the square glass tiles covering it. And that infj girl went swinging, and I mean with the most powerful force you can imagine, and super fast, matrix like…and within seconds, nearly the entire wall…a long wall, was shattered. She even grabbed the thiefs fifth of vodka, tossed it in the air, and nailed that to…and everyone stood staring, terrified, jaws on the floor…she turned around and calmly walked out. Later she told me it took four hours to stop the pounding of her heart, and her boiling blood, and heated cheeks to begin to cool…and she felt afraid of herself, and years later, she told me she never felt so badly about a thing in her entire life. That is an infj that has had it…so people, when they are still using their words, well…that is an excellent time to stop what you are doing to them. And they don't react for no reason, or even react right away.. so it an infj shows this kind of anger. You can bet, they absolutely have been mistreated, and for an extended time…

Is there a silent/quiet practice clarinet?

Nothing that can be used full time. You’re better off finding an area of your house you can do some soundproofing to. Playing into a closet is something I’ve done a lot, and it really does dampen the sound. You can buy some cheap but heavy drapes and hang those on the walls of the room you’ll practice in. If you’ve got a talent for building things, you can build a box with arm holes that you put your instrument in (a friend of mine built one for a saxophone, but it could work for a clarinet too.If you live in a decent sized town, chances are you can find a practice space to rent. If you find people to rent it with, it’s really not going to be too bad. Try Facebook groups for musicians in your area if you don’t know enough people to rent a room with.Playing quietly can work at least part of your time, but there’s pitfalls there. Playing the right way, but playing quietly is surprisingly tricky. You really have to make sure you’re not decreasing your sound by decreasing your breath support.Mutes change the way you use your air, and while that can work from time to time, it’s not a viable full time practice option. The sound doesn’t just come out of the bell, so you need to do a lot more than just cover the bell. So, there’s only so much you’ll be able to do, and what you can do is going to change how your instrument performs.I’ve not tried an electronic wind instrument, but I’m skeptical. You have to learn the instrument you play on. Different instruments respond differently, even if you’re talking about the same model. Different mouth pieces require adjustments to wind and embouchure. Changes in temperature and humidity affect tuning on most instruments. Plus, to get the sound you want out of your instrument, you need to hear the sound you’re making.As for what I’ve done, I’ve played a lot in the storage area in my apartment building. I’ve done the closet/drape thing during the day time. I’ve played in the parking garage. I’ve been creative when it comes to finding places to play outside of home. I’ve done everything from sitting in the closet at a friend’s office after everyone went home for the day, to finding places around a campus. I play fairly regularly, so I also have the option of playing in bars/clubs when they aren’t open (or playing in the storage room when they are).