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The Creative Mind Daily for Thursday, Mar. 15, 2018

The Creative Mind Daily for Thursday, Mar. 15, 2018 | The Creative Mind | Scoop.it

The Creative Mind Daily for March 15 includes: Psychologist Cheryl Arutt on Creative Artist Issues; Christian Mickelsen on Business Success; Emotional Health Program; Navigating College As a HSP | etc

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Developing Creativity newsletter

Developing Creativity newsletter - contents include: * Nurturing Self-Esteem; * Transformational Writing; * Introvert Resources; * Intuition Course, and much …
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HSP Topics: The Challenges of The Highly Sensitive Man

HSP Topics: The Challenges of The Highly Sensitive Man | The Creative Mind | Scoop.it

Highly Sensitive Men are often musicians, actors, visual artists and other creators.

 

This article notes, "Dr. Elaine Aron, along with other researchers studying the trait of high sensitivity, often cites the statistic that approximately 15-20% of the population fits the defintion of a "highly sensitive person." Furthermore, the indications are that equal numbers of men and women are highly sensitive."

 

Also see post: Ted Zeff on highly sensitive boys and men
http://highlysensitive.org/371/ted-zeff-on-highly-sensitive-boys-and-men/

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Leaky Attention and Being More Creative

Leaky Attention and Being More Creative | The Creative Mind | Scoop.it

A Northwestern University study found “physiological evidence of a connection between creative thinking and sensory distractions, or what they call ‘leaky attention.’"

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Directing our feelings and thinking to be more creative

Directing our feelings and thinking to be more creative | The Creative Mind | Scoop.it

Do you remember how much you felt and thought as a child? Probably a lot, especially if you were gifted and creative. As an adult, we may have learned to cover up or set aside much of our inner life, in order to get along with others and do our jobs.

 

But if we want to be more fully alive and creative, it can really help to understand and stay in charge of our thinking and feelings.

Marci Segal, MS's curator insight, April 16, 2013 7:57 AM

What if, eh?  Wouldn't it be nice to take people's emotions into account when leading them through creative process?  Wouldn't it be great if people could deliberately springboard from their emotions to inform their creative process and manage their expectations/experience?