Persistence and Faith and Hard Work
“You begin to string words together like beads to tell a story.” Writer Anne Lamott continues, “You are desperate to communicate, to edify or entertain, to preserve moments of grace…
Blog Month: July 2012
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Zoe Kazan on ‘Ruby Sparks’ and Creative Inspiration
Actor, playwright, and screenwriter Zoe Kazan was inspired in part to write her movie “Ruby Sparks” by the story which became the play and movie musical “My Fair Lady.” “I’ve…
Creative? Introverted? Then You’re Probably Not Seen As A Leader
“People often avoid the uncomfortable uncertainty of novel solutions regardless of potential benefit.” That quote comes from the Forbes magazine article Managing The Psychological Bias Against Creativity by Todd Essig,…
Are Introverts More Creative?
Creativity researcher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi declared creative people, based on his extensive studies, are “Both extroverted and introverted, needing people and solitude equally.” [From my earlier post The Complexity of the…
Disparaging Pop Culture Creativity
Critics and reviewers can help us find more art to enjoy, and better appreciate the creative process behind it. But some critics also discount and disparage forms of creative expression…
Creative Thinking and Disruptive Innovation
Do we need to invest exceptional levels of time and attention in becoming experts before we can make significant creative contributions? One of the key ideas of author Malcolm Gladwell…
Are We Losing Creative Thinking Ability?
Creative thinking is a vital element in healthy and growing people and cultures. As The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity puts it, “We live in a society where those who do…
The Monkey Mind Disruption
Do you ever find yourself waylaid or compromised in your creative work on account of disrupting trains of thought and anxieties? It happens to most of us. Author and journalist…
Procrastinating and Distracting Ourselves
“To begin…To begin…How to start? I’m hungry. I should get coffee. Coffee would help me think. Maybe I should write something first, then reward myself with coffee. Coffee and a…