Quantum Storytelling

I was having a discussion with some fellow game developers about how to measure mental fitness, and as the topic roamed from nutrition to mental exercise, we kept returning to the question of measurement. I couldn’t think of any ways to accurately measure, barring theft of MRI or PET scan equipment from your local hospital which would require godly amounts of stealth and a very large truck.

Then one developer mentioned creativity as a form of ‘mental fitness’ and it just clicked. My Moleskine is reserved for creative ideas, and creative ideas alone. Sorry, no grocery lists, task lists, or other such mundane nonsense in there. I also mark the date of each Moleskine Idea Entry. When my creative output is high, there are several entries within days of each other or even several per day. When my creative output is low, sometimes weeks can pass without writing a single word in the Moleskine.

At least in the literal definition of the word ‘depression,’ (decrease of brain activity) do you think a Moleskine or journal is an accurate tool of measurement? Is the urge to write itself a mark of mental fitness or at least creative output? What does this say about the lack of urge?

Do you think it’s possible to maintain high mental fitness and high creative output all the time? Or are slumps natural?