What do Art, Mental Disorders, Sports, and Linux have in common?

Vincent van Gogh Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Vincent van Gogh, Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe

“To be an artist is to be dysfunctional”, said David Bowie. I’m obsessed with art, and being socially dysfunctional, with two mental disorders (Autism Spectrum Disorder and Bipolar Disorder), I wholeheartedly agree with Bowie.

Why does most art come from disturbed minds? Art is normally created by dysfunctional…