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Category: Creativity
The Pervasive Myth of the Creativity Cliff
Many people firmly believe you will have your best creative early on. After that, your creativity drops like an anvil off a cliff.
The Goldilocks Solution to Too Much or Too Little Feedback
Too much or too little feedback can be harmful. You can manage feedback so that, like Goldilocks, you find the “just right” solution to your feedback needs.
Successful Creativity is Planned Like a DIY Project
We often assume the ease or difficulty of an activity based on the basic skill. For greater success, treat your creativity like a DIY project.
Accept Your Fear to Break Free of Creativity Blocks
Fear and its cousin, anxiety, are sneaky. Most of the time, they are protective and helpful. But fear can be a creativity-killer.