What motivates me:
“Meaningful work. I’m not interested in studying just to get a grade.
“I’m trying to understand what I’m doing and why it’s important—in class and on earth.”
Gisselle Callejas
Bard College at Simon’s Rock - “the nation’s first institution devoted to early college.”

One of the hallmarks of being creative is sensitivity. But for many people, that sensitivity can lead to feelings of overwhelm and chaos. Some deal with it by retreating, some take drugs, others self-injure. But there are healthier ways to deal with the stress and anxiety.
The article Theory of Positive Disintegration as a Model of [...]

In a recent interview, Keira Knightley declares she was never interested in playing “girl” roles. “This is a ridiculous thing to say,” she admits, “but I never liked being a teenager. I never felt comfortable being in a group of giggly girls. I always felt embarrassed and frightened by it.
“I couldn’t quite handle the high [...]

Anne-Sophie Dutoit wrote her film “Faded Memories” at 14, and was 16 when she made the film (with a budget under $1 million), about “a teenager with a phobia of being touched by others,” as summarized in a Los Angeles Times article.
“I wanted to see another kind of movie,” Dutoit says. “I started writing [...]