In addition to endless ways we can self-limit and self-censor our creative expression, there are often subtle – and not so subtle – forms of censorship that can impact creative endeavors, sometimes even before they can find an audience. Citing its policy barring ads dealing with “public controversy,” NBC said it rejected a TV commercial [...]
House [Dr. Greg House of tv series “House M.D.” - played by Hugh Laurie] began taking pills for chronic pain after developing an infarction in his right leg… But while the drug habit was treated merely as a character quirk until now, it’s about to become a full-on vice. “House is an addict, and we [...]
Bill Moyers: On Faith & Reason – Margaret Atwood | PBS Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason [July 28 on PBS]: writers Margaret Atwood and Martin Amis show how the imagination of the creative mind can help cross the boundaries between faith and reason and to see the best and worst of human possibilities. Related [...]
“The manic end of is a lot of fun. I try to encourage people to envy my mania. A lot of it is just fantastic. “Mental illness sounds so horrendous and it can be. But it’s kind of a broad term. People that are depressed have mental illness. “A lot of what’s wrong with me [...]
Q: Are you still as shy as you were back in 1975? Steve Wozniak: “I would not have been able to have this conversation, you know, back in the extreme shyness period, which extended all the way through starting Apple. I would sit in the back of a computer club and never raise my hand [...]
“Work is love made visible. And if you can’t work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of the people who work with joy.” – Kahlil Gibran > quoted by Healthy Wealthy nWise magazine > Etching [...]
Les Brown – from interview article: Unique Amongst a Crowd of Many: “Oliver Wendell Holmes said that ‘most men and women go to their graves with their music still in them.’ “The whole purpose and mission of Healthy Wealthy nWise magazine is about helping people begin to find ways to release what Elizabeth Browning called [...]
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Site author: Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer and researcher on the psychology of creative expression and personal growth, especially for high ability adults. He is publisher of the Talent Development Resources series of sites.
