Do We Need to be Crazy to be Creative?
“Creativity is a divine madness… a gift from the gods.” Plato “People who are getting into this archetype of the tortured poet end up really torturing themselves to death.” Sting…
Blog Month: October 2013
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Feeling Like A Fraud
“At any time I still expect that the no-talent police will come and arrest me.” Actor, writer, director Mike Myers Many talented and creative people experience impostor feelings and beliefs…
David Burkus on Myths of Creativity
There are many ideas about being creative: You have to wait for a flash of inspiration; You need to be a “genius”; Artists are crazy (or at least flaky); You…
Embracing Even The Pain of the Creative Process – Part 2
[See Part 1] Many artists use creative expression to explore and express pain in life, but does creative work itself have to be painful for most of us? Frida Kahlo…
Embracing Even The Pain of the Creative Process
If you are a creative person, you are compelled to some extent to engage your mind and talents in doing creative work, despite setbacks and frustrations with the process. Author…
Creative Work: Preparation, Performing, Perfectionism
Preparation is often a crucial part of creative work, and many, if not most, creative people are highly sensitive – which can enhance this preparation. With something like twenty percent…