Scientific American (blog) Profiling Serial Creators Scientific American (blog) According to the researchers, “the kind of high energy displayed by these students, however, appeared to be a healthy vigor and enthusiasm rather than a more...
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Wall Street Journal (blog) Why Multitasking Blocks Your Best Ideas Wall Street Journal (blog) “Too much focus can actually harm creative problem-solving,” preventing the diffuse, open thinking required to come up with new approaches and novel... Delete the scoop?
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Dennis Hopper Reads From Rainer Maria Rilke's Timeless Guide to Creativity, Letters to a Young Poet. in Books, Literature, Poetry, ... “For me the letters are a credo of creativity and a source of inspiration.
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Scientists are always uncovering new ways into how people learn best, and some of the most recent neuroscience research has shown connections between basic su Delete the scoop?
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I saw a poster once that said “don’t fear getting older, fear getting boring”. One of our biggest fears as we age is that we will lose our ability to think in new and creative ways and lose our mental sharpness. Delete the scoop?
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10 Ways to Overcome Creativity's No.1 Crusher
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2) Draw A Picture — Drawing stimulates the right-hemisphere of the brain and inspires creativity. Get out the colored pencils and ... Work to build up your brain power by engaging in plenty of healthy debate. Delete the scoop?
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Slowing Down in Order to Kickstart Creativity
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Excellent suggestions for being open to creative ideas. Delete the scoop?
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One of the things that most pleasantly surprised me again and again throughout our time in the Bajo Lempo was the observation that the less people had, the more generous and creative they seemed to be.
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Creative people make more use of their mental raw material and practice less intellectual regulation. Delete the scoop?
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Ideas on how to be more creative. ... So, the answer is to do the same things you would do for healthy aging: continue to challenge yourself throughout your life by exploring new concepts, people, places, and things.
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"…the habit of mind which leads to a search for relationships between facts becomes of the highest importance in the production of ideas." (RT @brainpicker: A 5-step technique for producing ideas – 1939 gem outlines how creativity works...
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Creative people are fascinated by just about anything. Delete the scoop?
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We don’t normally associate neuroscience with creativity yet the study of the brain has much to contribute to what is set to be the premium [...] (New Blog Post The neuroscience of creativity - We don’t normally associate neuroscience with creativity... Delete the scoop?
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Even people who lack ideas can set the scene for inspiration. Daydreaming, a belt of booze or even gazing at the color green can help.
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structuring the day to include appropriate breaks matters for creativity and better health. Going for walks may be especially valuable. Delete the scoop?
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VideoSisyphus the Titan pushing his infamous boulder up the hill; image credit Wikipedia “There is always room, if only in one’s own soul, to create a spot of Paradise, crazy though it may sound.” --Henry Miller, Preface to Stand Still Like the Hummingbird... Delete the scoop?
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Even if you are an experienced seated meditator, you may find value in enlarging your repertoire with a walking practice. Delete the scoop?
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Everyone has a creative sweet spot—a time during the day when you're just better than your normal self. Studies show this! So the question is, when is yours?
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Might it be possible to schedule creativity? Delete the scoop?
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Quotes to inspire your creativity Delete the scoop?
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A space for thinking, reflecting and sharing about education (by SStewart)
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Does technology enhance or detract from your creative life? Delete the scoop?
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Artistically gifted and still creative at 94
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Creative pursuits offer a way to remain involved in life and "feel" useful. Delete the scoop?
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PsychCentral.com (blog)
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Make a space for yourself to be creative. It matters! Delete the scoop?
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"Memory is dialogic and arises not only from direct experience but from the intercourse of many minds." "Memory is never a precise duplic (RT @brainpicker: If you read one thing today, make it Oliver Sacks on memory, plagiarism, and the necessary ... Delete the scoop?
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Zac Posen, a new judge on “Project Runway,” uses the time to experiment with fabric and get inspired by his playlist.
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Ineresting look at how a designer chooses to spend his day off. Delete the scoop?
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Is there a difference between pragmatic creativity and artistic creativity? Yes, there is a difference between pragmatic creativity – problem solving, logical reasoning, thinking – and artistic... Delete the scoop?
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