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The Humility in True Genius
- By David R. Hawkins
- Published 10/7/2008
- Spirituality , Creativity enhancement
The process of creativity and genius are inherent in human
consciousness. Just as every human has within himself the same essence
of consciousness, so is genius a potential that resides within everyone
-- it simply waits for the right circumstance to express itself... Genius and creativity are subjectively experienced as a
witnessing; it's the phenomenon that bypasses the individual self or
ego.
Pumping our teeming brain
- By Douglas Eby
- Published 10/4/2008
- Neuroscience , High Ability - gifted/talented , Creativity enhancement
Are people fascinated by so much in the world because of their intellectual development, or does consciously feeding our mind stimulate high level thought and creative ability? Steve Pavlina, for example, writes, "Leonardo da Vinci, considered a genius by any reasonable standard, achieved competence across a diverse set of fields, including art, music, science, anatomy, engineering, architecture, and many others. While some would argue that such wide-ranging interests were a result of his intelligence, I think it is more likely that they were the cause of it - or at least a major contributing factor."On creativity and intelligence
- By Misc Author
- Published 09/27/2008
- Creativity enhancement
By
Dean Keith Simonton, PhD -- So
creativity overlaps with intelligence when you are talking about little
c creativity. But
when you are talking about "big C creativity," you're talking about
being able to generate new ideas, generate some kind of product that's
going to have some kind of impression on other people... a concrete,
discrete product that is original and serves some kind of adaptive
function. And
that kind of creativity, that big c creativity, involves a whole bunch
of other characteristics besides intelligence.
How to nurture creativity: Are we all creative?
- By Douglas Eby
- Published 09/6/2008
- Creativity enhancement
Is creativity possible for any of us? Yes, it is a pretty dumb
question, but it can be all too easy to take on some form of belief
that only kids or “artists” or “professionals” can use their minds in
truly creative ways.
Creative Ability Development
- By Misc Author
- Published 09/6/2008
- Creativity enhancement
By David Herndon. Some people assume that creativity is a gift, bestowed or withheld by some capricious divinity. But I would invite us to consider another point of view, that creativity is a talent widely distributed among human beings, a talent which can be cultivated and developed, if one understands something of how creativity works. Accordingly, let us consider two personal statements from three extraordinarily creative individuals, the composer Mozart, the mathematician Poincare, and the painter Van Gogh.
On Anger and Creativity
- By Stephen Diamond
- Published 08/15/2008
- Creativity enhancement , Depth psychology
Transcript of podcast interview with Stephen A. Diamond, PhD, a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist who sees many creative individuals, including members of the Writers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild.
He is the author of the book, "Anger, Madness and the Daimonic: The Psychological Genesis of Violence, Evil and Creativity."
The Hidden Secrets of the Creative Mind
- By R. Keith Sawyer
- Published 07/24/2008
- Creativity enhancement
The workings of the creative mind have been subjected to intense
scrutiny over the past 25 years by an army of researchers in
psychology, sociology, anthropology and neuroscience. But no one has a better overview of this mysterious mental process than
Washington University psychologist R. Keith Sawyer, author of the
book Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation. In an interview with Francine Russo (Time mag.), Sawyer shares some of his findings
and suggests ways in which we can enhance our creativity not just in
art, science or business but in everyday life.
The Creative Personality: Ten paradoxical traits of the creative personality
- By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Published 06/21/2008
- Creativity enhancement
Creative
individuals are remarkable for their ability to adapt to almost any
situation and to make do with whatever is at hand to reach their goals.
If I
had to express in one word what makes their personalities different
from others, it's complexity.
The Need for Others
- By Anne Paris
- Published 06/2/2008
- Creativity enhancement
Relationships are the fertile ground in which our uniqueness and strength grow. From this perspective, we can begin to appreciate how relationships with others are a critical part of initiating and sustaining the creative process.
A New Approach to Igniting and Sustaining Creativity
- By Anne Paris
- Published 04/28/2008
- Creativity enhancement
Revolutionary
understandings in clinical psychology now suggest that healthy
interpersonal relationships are the fuel for optimal emotional,
cognitive, intellectual, behavioral, and creative functioning.
Contrary to how we’ve been taught to value independence and autonomy, this new scientific evidence is showing that we are at our best when we are connected with others.
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