In Praise of Positive Obsessions

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Eric Maisel

Creativity coach and therapist Eric Maisel, PhD is author of many books, including Coaching the Artist Within; A Life in the Arts; Fearless Creating; Ten Zen Seconds, and The Van Gogh Blues. His latest title is Brainstorm: Harnessing the Power of Productive Obsessions

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By Eric Maisel

Published on 09/11/2006

Clinicians define “obsession” in the following way: an obsession is an intrusive thought, it is recurrent, it is unwanted, and it is inappropriate. Defined this way, it is obviously always unwelcome. But suppose a person is caught up thinking day and night about her current painting or about the direction she wants to take her art?