At some level, all endeavors, not just those labeled "art", may call upon our creative instincts.
The experienced practitioner has the good sense to listen to and respect the muscle memory and intuition born of years of practice, as described here by custom builder Mark Ellison:
“Your body just knows how to do it,” he said. “It understands weight and leverage and space in a way that your brain would take forever to figure out.” It was the same sense that told Ellison where to set a chisel or if another millimetre of wood had to come off. “I know this carpenter named Steve Allen,” he said. “He turned to me one day and he said, ‘I don’t get it. When I do this work, I have to concentrate, and you’re just talking your fool head off all day long.’ The secret is, I don’t think. I figure something out and then I’m done thinking. I don’t bother with my brain anymore."
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