CREATIVITY: Often times giving birth to an idea can be painful and sometimes even harrowing, but I doubt you could compare it to the pains of physically giving birth. As a metaphor it isn't really that astute. (...)

"To give birth to ideas." Is this only an expression, or are there really parallels between giving birth and creativity?

Whohub

Dee Sunshine [deesunshine]

Often times giving birth to an idea can be painful and sometimes even harrowing, but I doubt you could compare it to the pains of physically giving birth. As a metaphor it isn't really that astute.