So much so that I'm starting to teach others. Which is pretty cool, considering I'm still a student myself. Big difference between the guy that invented the pet rock and the guy that bought one. Well, in my quest to understand the roots of personal creativity, I've questioned myself and studied my environment to come up with the elements of what drives and inspires my own creative process. Stupid people aren't creative.
Negative attitude blocks creative thought.
The reason you didn't say it in the heat of the argument is that your creative attitude brainwave was blocked by your negative attitude brainwave. The habit of observing . Looking at things and circumstances is one thing. Seeing an idea within them is another. When something goes wrong or something goes right, those are both opportunities to think and see in terms of yourself.