<story><title>The 7 vices of highly creative people</title><url>http://archive.salon.com/people/feature/2000/02/09/sevenvices/print.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>geebee</author><text>I loved reading it.  But keep in mind...&lt;p&gt;Anyone can drink, gamble, smoke, eat oysters, dress well, have sex(1) and use their credit card.&lt;p&gt;However, creative people &lt;i&gt;create&lt;/i&gt;, and this is the &lt;i&gt;only&lt;/i&gt; common attribute of creative people.&lt;p&gt;I did a lot of creative writing in college, and a lot of folks acted the part, but when you asked to read what they&apos;d written, there wasn&apos;t much to show.  Even something bad.  Just nothing.&lt;p&gt;(1) may require use of the credit card.</text></comment>
<story><title>The 7 vices of highly creative people</title><url>http://archive.salon.com/people/feature/2000/02/09/sevenvices/print.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>edw519</author><text>Drink, smoke, gamble, eat oysters, dress well, have sex, use your credit card.&lt;p&gt;I am so glad you posted this!&lt;p&gt;I already enjoy 3 of these (drink, sex, credit card) and I sometimes feel guilty because they may adversely affect my work.  Starting immediately I&apos;m adding the other 4 and I&apos;m not going to feel guilty about any of them.&lt;p&gt;A friend of mine offered me a real Cuban cigar yesterday and I politely refused.  I&apos;m calling him back tonight.  I&apos;m also going to the mall and buying something I never would have worn before.  Then I&apos;m hitting the casino and I don&apos;t care if I win or lose.  I&apos;ll skip the oysters, but Saturday night, I&apos;m picking the most decadent thing on the menu.  And yes, there will be beer (maybe even spirits) and sex.&lt;p&gt;If Hemingway, Einstein, Churchill, Mark Twain, and Oscar Wilde indulged to feed their creativity, then maybe I should do it more often, too.  I&apos;ll let you all know how it goes.  A couple of days later.</text></comment>