R. Keith Sawyer on creativity, creative inspiration, psychology of creativity, developing creativity
Bathtub, bed and bus
Washington University psychologist R. Keith Sawyer says of one of the myths of creativity: “Many people believe creativity comes in a sudden moment of insight and that this ‘magical’ burst of an idea is a different mental process from our everyday [...]
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Mariel Hemingway’s obsessive inheritance
There are many aspects of our lives and identity that impact how well we can express and develop our talents, including personality and health – mental, physical and spiritual.
In his article Mariel Hemingway: Healthy Living from [...]
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Dr. Linda Silverman on gifted children
“The natural trajectory of giftedness in childhood is not a six-figure salary, perfect happiness, and a guaranteed place in Who’s Who. It is the deepening of the personality, the strengthening of one’s value system, the creation of greater [...]
Contrary to how it may seem when you’re stuck in an unsatisfying work environment, a job could actually be the context for expressing your talents as fully as you can.
Human potential author Jack Canfield (The Success Principles) thinks “What often stops people from expressing their true desire is that they don’t think they can make [...]
Many creative people report feeling incompetent, inadequate and having low self esteem at times. But there are ways to shift those feelings.
A number of film actors report they don’t watch their own movies. When you can be seen in close-ups on twenty foot high theater screens, it may be especially hard not to criticize your [...]
There’s got to be a better way
A New York Times article just posted is headlined, “U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 14-Year High” and notes “a fresh 240,000 American jobs disappeared in October, the 10th consecutive month of retrenchment. It brought the toll of lost jobs to 1.2 million for the year.”
Are there viable alternatives to standard [...]
Habits free our mind for other things
Habitual ways of doing things can be efficient and effective. We do a complex task such as driving a car without having to figure it out each time, because we have learned so much of it as a habit.
But we may also indulge in obviously negative or self-limiting habits [...]
Darren T. Kimura, 33, is the founder of a 14-year-old company that has earned millions by helping commercial and industrial clients drastically reduce their energy consumption.
What is your secret to success?
Kimura: It’s about working very hard and always learning. You have to be a lifelong learner. I have been doing this for 15 years, but [...]
“If you are one in a million in China, there are 1,300 people just like you… 25 % of the population with the highest IQ is greater than the population of North America.. ”
Karl Fisch, of Arapahoe High School in the US, conceived and created the first version of this presentation for a staff development [...]
