Distilled Perspective

The Real Reason We Don't Like Hipsters (And Their Handlebar Mustaches)

When a person triggers irritation within me, they are shining a spotlight on a place of lack in my life.
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Art Can Ease Your Fear Of Dying

Art buffers against anxieties, research shows.
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4 Ways To Make Space In Your Brain To Create

By Liz Fosslien and Mollie West, Quiet Revolution

3 Ways To Hack Your Environment To Help You Create

By Liz Fosslien and Mollie West, Quiet Revolution

Finding Time Each Day For Creativity Will Make You Happier

Creative activities can trigger an "upward spiral" of well-being, psychologists find.
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Doing One Creative Task Each Day Will Make You Happier, Study Says

Note: Your talent (or lack thereof) has nothing to do with it.
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A Wandering Mind Isn't Just A Distraction. It May Be Your Brain's Default State.

This realization may help us better understand creativity and mental illness.
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Dear NBC, Artists Aren't 'Useless'

Art is essential to the very nature of humanity.
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If You Say This To Me, I Will Walk Away

I will no longer tolerate exhausted distraction as the expected baseline.
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Actual Scientists Found That Ayahuasca Can Help You Think More Creatively

A psychedelic trip could give your mind the flexibility to unlock old thought patterns.
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