Creative Thinking

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The Grave Dangers of Inspiration

Misha Lyuve | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Creativity, Creative Process, Creative Thinking, Personal Transformation, Creative Minds, Inspiration, Creative Community, Transformation, Addiction, Creative Writing, Culture News

From ART BEAUTY LIFE blog. In this short essay I would like to warn you of dangers of inspiration. After suffering for over a week without inspirat...

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Should I Worry That My Child's Best Friend Is Make Believe?

Lisa Belkin | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Imaginary Friends, Child Development, Imaginary Companions, Child Fantasies, Creative Thinking, Parents-Kids, Imagination, Nyu Child Study Center, Parents News

Plosheye was my brother's best friend and the two would talk by phone for hours, while my parents watched, and grinned. Once in awhile I asked for a turn, but my attempts at conversation were met with silence. He's shy, my mother would say. He doesn't like you, my brother would declare. Eventually it occurred to me that he didn't actually exist.

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Putting Americans to Work

Michael Kaiser | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Creativity, Wpa, Arts, Entrepreneurs, Arts Funding, Creative Thinking, Small Business, The Arts, Innovation, Creativity in Business, Business Creativity, Creative Economy, Arts News

At a time when unemployment is the key political issue and when virtually everyone in politics is struggling to find ways to reduce the ranks of the unemployed, why doesn't some smart politician realize that the arts are one way to help solve this problem?

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Right-Brained or Hare-Brained?

Bill Donius | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Creative Thinking, Creative Minds, Breaking-Habits, Creative Writing, Healthy Living Health News, Think Outside the Box, Thinking Creatively, Healthy Living Mind, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

"Thinking outside the box" is far easier said than done. Why is it so difficult to achieve innovative breakthroughs in thinking?

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Pain Of Discipline Trumps The Pain Of Regret

Val Brown | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Creative Projects, Creative Struggles, Creative Partners, Creative Minds, Business News

The beginning of any creative or business project can be daunting and anxiety-ridden, though many of us may not be aware of it. It may manifest as procrastination. But in my case, and I think with most workers, it's not laziness, but fear.

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Why Creative People Are So Complex

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Creativity, Creative Personality, Creative Thinking, Creative People Personality Traits, Creative Minds, Creative People, Creativity Complexity, Creative People Complexity, Creative People Contradictions, Healthy Living News

Creative thinking is influenced by many traits, behaviors, and sociocultural factors that come together in one person. It would be surprising if all of these factors didn't sometimes appear to contradict one another.

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Artist-Run Businesses Matter

Karen Atkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ted, Creative Thinking, Skills Bank, Mfa, Artist Run Business, Hybrid Careers for Artists, Art Business, Jobs, Artists, Mba, Gyst, Arts News

Some say artists are not good for anything but making art. Others believes artists should leave the business of art to dealers. They're both wrong.

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Finding Your Inner Artist

Tara Sophia Mohr | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Creativity, Inner Child, Creative Writing, Joy, Creative Process, Change Your Perspective, Creative Thinking, Unplug and Recharge, Your Perspective, Inner Child Healing, Healthy Living News

Creating is delightful, fun and calming. It is spiritual, healing and transformative. Finding your creativity will help your physical health as well as make you a kinder, more generous person.

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Creativity in the 21st Century

Shelley Carson, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Creativity, Creative Mind, Creative Thinking, Be Creative, The Balanced Life, Creativity Brain, Creative Living, Creative, Creative Thinker, Healthy Living News

Creativity is important for artists, writers and musicians, but it's also crucial for societies, businesses and individuals who need to juggle fulfillment with the demands of the rapid-change culture.

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Sparking the Collective Imagination

Jan Phillips | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corporate Imagination, Leadership, Creative Thinking, Business News

Businesses have always been on the cutting edge of creative innovation. Finding ways of bridging their bottom line concerns with the basic needs of the poor opens up whole new avenues for win-win solutions.

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Positively Stinking Thinking

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Denial, Newsweek, Obsession, Serene Ambition, Creative Thinking, Positive Thinking, The Secret, Julia Baird, Reality, Jim Selman, Barbara Ehrenreich, Truth, Happiness, Healthy Living News

Positive thinking tends to tranquilize us into a 'good feeling' about the future and blinds us to the facts of a given situation. We think our points-of-view are true -- that our 'will' can determine what happens.

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Thinking Inside The Box

Eliezer Sobel | Posted 11.17.2011

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So many creativity experts constantly push everyone to "think outside the box." But there's something to be said for keeping your thoughts comfortably confined within the walls of whatever box you find yourself in.

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Classroom Business

Robert Rose | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Creative Thinking, Education, Classroom Business, Teaching Responsibility, Healthy Living News

For ten years in my elementary classrooms I had real businesses. We made products, sold packaged products, and managed to make money.

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