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  • 20.03.2025

The Automation of Emotion: How Habitual Movements Stifle Creativity

Habits that arise from emotional movements lead to the mechanization of emotional reactions and the loss of creative power because they transform a vibrant, deeply experienced feeling into an automatic, “empty” bodily movement that has lost its capacity for full internal expression. When an emotion is expressed in a habitual, stereotypical manner, motor patterns are activated that execute almost automatically without conscious involvement. As a result, the emotional experience fails to find its “inner” reflection, does not fully unfold, and the energy that could have fostered creative self-expression and development ends up being bound, losing its ability to transform into something new and original.

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  • 20.03.2025

Unlocking Creative Potential: Insights on Volitional Habit Formation

Volitional habits are formed through the repetition of conscious, intentional actions, where initially deliberate efforts gradually transform into automatic reactions, thereby freeing resources for higher cognitive processes such as thinking and creativity. In particular, the author examines the development of habits in children as a result of volitional movements: through constant regulation of actions using willpower, the intellectual energy that was previously devoted to this control becomes available for higher tasks. “When movement becomes a habit, volitional regulation gives way to automation, and higher spiritual work receives the energy that was formerly expended on conscious control” (1348_6739.txt).

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  • 20.03.2025

Emotional Habits and the Binding of Creative Energy

Habits formed based on emotional expressions lead to the mechanization of emotional activity, significantly weakening both emotional liveliness and creative potential. When a habit becomes established as an automated, routine way of expressing feelings, a person’s conscious involvement in these movements noticeably decreases. As a result, the energy that might have been directed toward creative self-expression becomes “bound,” and the feelings themselves “fade,” losing their richness and the capacity to transform into an original creative idea.

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  • 20.03.2025

From Willpower to Wisdom

Habits arising from acts of will play an important role in developing a person’s intellectual and spiritual pursuits, as they transform the initial conscious effort into an automated mode, freeing mental energy for higher forms of activity. When a person consciously directs their willpower toward performing actions that initially require significant effort, these actions eventually become habits. Consequently, the energy previously spent on managing volitional processes is released and can be channeled into the development of intellect and the spiritual realm.

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  • 20.03.2025

Contrasting Paths in Habit Formation

The primary difference is that habits formed through willful activity arise as a result of consciously setting a goal and making an effort, which brings a vivid sense of the active “I” and enables one to channel energy into creative and intellectual development. Such habits contribute to the automation of movements without excessive emotional burden and, on the contrary, conserve inner resources for higher pursuits.

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