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What Artists Have to Say About Intuition | Creative Flux

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Seuss-isms: Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living from the Good Doctor (1997)

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'Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!'

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» Getting Into Flow For More Creative Thinking - The Creative Mind

» Getting Into Flow For More Creative Thinking - The Creative Mind | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
Psychologists and others describe a quality of awareness with optimal functioning, where time slows or stops and we can be most creative.
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The ART of Book Promotion | Creative Flux

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The Smiley Book of Colors

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The basics of optimism and color theory, with a nod to neuroscience.
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Comic Books as the Grimms’ Fairy Tales of Pop Culture

Comic Books as the Grimms’ Fairy Tales of Pop Culture | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
On making out the shape of our society through its gods of good and evil.
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» Neuroscientists Creating Art - The Creative Mind

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Exploring the intricate landscapes of neuroanatomy has inspired a number of scientists to create visual art.
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Habits: How They Form And How To Break Them : NPR

Habits: How They Form And How To Break Them : NPR | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
Every habit-forming activity follows the same behavioral and neurological patterns, says New York Times business writer Charles Duhigg.
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» Left Brain, Right Brain – Creativity And Innovation - The Creative Mind

» Left Brain, Right Brain – Creativity And Innovation - The Creative Mind | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
How true is the idea of the right hemisphere being the creative one? A number of neuroscientists encourage an integration of thinking, using both sides.
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Ira Glass on the Secret of Success in Creative Work, Animated in Kinetic Typography

Ira Glass on the Secret of Success in Creative Work, Animated in Kinetic Typography | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
On grit, the art of storytelling, and bridging the gap between good taste and great work.
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David Brooks on the Dangerous Division Between Reason and Emotion, Animated

David Brooks on the Dangerous Division Between Reason and Emotion, Animated | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
The false division of the self, or what's wrong with using physics to assess human behavior.
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» Playing Video Games and Your Creative Mind - The Creative Mind

» Playing Video Games and Your Creative Mind - The Creative Mind | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
Creative thinking and expression involves many skills and cognitive abilities, which can be enhanced by all sorts of experiences, even video games.
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Spur Your Brain to Innovate

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Tips to fuel creativity and invention--geared to your brain type.
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Defying Gravity With Creativity in Wall Trampoline

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Part gymnastics, part parkour, wall trampoline is a nascent sport with few participants, but its proponents have big plans for it.
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Why Creativity Necessitates Eclecticism: Nick Cave’s Influences

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What Dostoevsky has to do with the hunchback of Notre Dame, Muhammad Ali, and dandelions.
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» Myths of Creativity and Creators – How They Hold Us Back - The Creative Mind

» Myths of Creativity and Creators – How They Hold Us Back - The Creative Mind | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
As creative people, we can experience self-critical thoughts and insecurity based on myths we have picked up about creative genius or being an artist.
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'How Creativity Works': It's All In Your Imagination : NPR

'How Creativity Works': It's All In Your Imagination : NPR | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
In his new book, Imagine, Jonah Lehrer explores the art and science of original thinking — from Shakespearean tragedies to the invention of masking tape to Nike's "Just Do It" campaign. And when you get stuck?
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Steal Like an Artist: Austin Kleon on Engineering Creativity in the Age of Remix

Steal Like an Artist: Austin Kleon on Engineering Creativity in the Age of Remix | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
What T.S. Eliot has to do with genetics and the optimal investment theory for your intellectual life.
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Religion for Atheists: Alain de Botton on What Education and the Arts Can Learn from Faith

Religion for Atheists: Alain de Botton on What Education and the Arts Can Learn from Faith | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
How to glean secular models for engagement and inspiration from religious rituals.
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The Power of Habit and How to Rewire Our “Habit Loops”

The Power of Habit and How to Rewire Our “Habit Loops” | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
What Iraqi kebob vendors have to do with your New Year's resolutions.
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» More Daydreaming, More Creativity - The Creative Mind

» More Daydreaming, More Creativity - The Creative Mind | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
Research indicates that creative people tend to daydream more, and are more able to harness the continuity between nightdreaming and daydreaming.
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How to Find Your Purpose and Do What You Love

How to Find Your Purpose and Do What You Love | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
Why prestige is the enemy of passion, or how to master the balance of setting boundaries and making friends.
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My Journey into Memoir | Creative Flux

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New on Pinterest: Books about collage curated by Mel Kolstad | Library as Incubator Project

New on Pinterest: Books about collage curated by Mel Kolstad | Library as Incubator Project | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
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What Artists Have to Say About Intuition | Creative Flux

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The Brainstorming Process Is B.S. But Can We Rework It?

The Brainstorming Process Is B.S. But Can We Rework It? | The Creative Life | Scoop.it
Two recent articles by Jonah Lehrer and Susan Cain argue that brainstorming doesn't make people more creative. So how might we remake the brainstorming process, given what science tells us?
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