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Tag: Creativity
Perfectionism can lead to fear of failure rather than better work
Perfectionism is a widespread modus operandi among artists. In an essay inspired by the film Solo, our author reflects why … More
Stoic Principles Every Creative Needs To Thrive
Ancient philosophy and creative work are rarely thought analogous. Maybe they should. Creative work of any kind—a book, a screenplay, … More
True freedom is a luxury of the mind
In his influential paper of 1943, A Theory of Human Motivation, the American psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed that healthy human … More
Putting Down Your Phone May Help You Live Longer
If you’re like many people, you may have decided that you want to spend less time staring at your phone. … More
Flow – The key to unlocking meaning, creativity, peak performance, and true happiness
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s investigations of “optimal experience” have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness … More
12 stages of burnout according to psychologists Herbert Freudenberger and Gail North
We often don’t realize that we’re suffering from burnout until it’s too late. When we push our creativity and productivity … More
Does Having a Day Job Mean Making Better Art?
ONCE UPON A time, artists had jobs. And not “advising the Library of Congress on its newest Verdi acquisition” jobs, … More
