We play with blocks because it’s fun.
Buckets of creation: Imitation, extension and novelty
Process: I enjoyed making this thing.
Result: I enjoy the finished product of what I made.
Process + Result: The thing I make allows me to extend myself. It allows me to experience more of life through connections, experiences and perspectives.
Types of creative products: ephemeral, tangible, service, team, community
To learn tennis you imitate coaches and peers. You extend those techniques to specific context. You play tennis long enough, you’ll invent a novel technique.
If you enjoy tennis you probably also enjoy the process of learning, playing and being with others who have similar goals.
Tennis allows you to extend yourself through the experience of play, connecting with teammates & competitors and mapping the hyper specific but expansive world of tennis.