Ideas and resources for understanding and increasing creativity
Now that National Poetry Month is coming to a close, I am excited to move on to a new series for the next several weeks on creativity (my recent post at Psychology Today is also on this topic). This is the first in a series of eleven posts over the next several weeks that will serve …
“I’m so powerful on stage that I seem to have created a monster. When I’m performing I’m an extrovert, yet inside I’m a completely different man.” ~ Freddie Mercury The soundtrack of my teenage years reverberates with the amazing vocal range of Freddie Mercury. Not until recently, however, have I begun to appreciate the complexity …
To be successful, should we find and follow our passion, or is doing so terrible advice? I was reminded of this debate when reading Cal Newport’s recent blog post on how comedian “Louis C. K. Was Bad Before He Was Good.” While I always enjoy Cal’s blog, what I was most struck by were the comments, …
“Passion is not something you follow. It’s something that will follow you as you put in the hard work to become valuable to the world.” ~ Cal Newport Photo credit: vajdic How important is the role of passion in your work? Career? Hobbies? Life? First, let me say right up front that I’m a big fan …
Thirty-one posts later, I have to say I am happy to be finished with my month of daily blogging, but I am also glad I did it for one reason above all: It encouraged me to take creative risks. In her book inGenius: A Crash Course in Creativity (a book about which I am considering doing a …