Who said "The creative mind plays with what it loves."?

Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Psychologische Typen (1921), ch. II 'Über Schillers Ideen zum Typenproblem'.

What is the original German?

Der schaffende Geist spielt mit den Objekten, die er liebt. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.

Is "The creative mind plays with what it loves." on a shirt?

Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 7 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.

Der schaffende Geist spielt mit den Objekten, die er liebt.

The creative mind plays with what it loves.

Carl Jung, Psychologische Typen (1921), ch. II 'Über Schillers Ideen zum Typenproblem'

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What it means

Real creativity looks like play to outsiders, and it is. Jung says new things come from playing with what you love, not from grinding at it. Protect the time when you are allowed to fool around with your work.

The source

"The creative mind plays with what it loves." Carl Jung said it in Psychologische Typen (1921), ch. II 'Über Schillers Ideen zum Typenproblem'. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.

"Der schaffende Geist spielt mit den Objekten, die er liebt."

Original German, Psychologische Typen (1921), ch. II 'Über Schillers Ideen zum Typenproblem'. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Carl Jung (1875–1961). Swiss psychiatrist who broke with Freud and founded analytical psychology. He mapped the persona, the shadow, the collective unconscious and the lifelong work of becoming yourself, which he called individuation. Our lines come only from his writings published before 1931, in our own translations from the German or in English translations of the time.

Questions

What does "The creative mind plays with what it loves." mean?: Real creativity looks like play to outsiders, and it is. Jung says new things come from playing with what you love, not from grinding at it. Protect the time when you are allowed to fool around with your work.
Who said "The creative mind plays with what it loves."?: Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Psychologische Typen (1921), ch. II 'Über Schillers Ideen zum Typenproblem'.
What is the original German?: Der schaffende Geist spielt mit den Objekten, die er liebt. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.
Is "The creative mind plays with what it loves." on a shirt?: Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 7 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.

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"The creative mind plays with what it loves." (Carl Jung, Psychologische Typen (1921), ch. II 'Über Schillers Ideen zum Typenproblem', translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/the-creative-mind-plays-with-what-it-loves