I was just given a project for my Advanced Writing for the Sciences class, where I have to create a creative thing for a topic of my choosing, anywhere from a video or podcast to an infographic. I chose fitness as the topic, but I am terrible at anything creative. I am the most literal, non-creative, and formula-following writer/creator out there, so I don’t exactly know how I am going to go about this project. Does anyone else struggle with this problem? Maybe that’s why I chose to be in the STEM field, because if I was in anything art-related, I would not know how to do anything. STEM is all formulas, memorization, and conceptual logic, where art is just so abstract and messy. And the funny thing is the amount of music and videos I expose myself to is immeasurable, yet I can’t make any of my own that well. I was thinking I’d make a motivational gym video with music of my own making in the background, since I produce music as a hobby. That would be ideal, but I know in reality it is going to be the most cringey, over-the-top, and over-my-head idea I could do. At least I’ll have fun doing it since this project will be a combination of all of my favorite hobbies.
