Creativity

Lucky people share traits that tend to make them luckier than others. They are observant, open-minded, friendly, and optimistic. By cultivating these attributes, you will surely tempt luck your way. Read More

Many people resist doing meditation for various reasons such as lack of time but the payoffs for taking even five to ten minutes a day can be enormous. In addition to helping with anxiety and stress, meditation allows you to hear even the subtlest messages from the unconscious. You can be awakened with a gentle nudge instead of a splash of icy water. Typically, those who resist doing it are buying in to one of four common myths that create hindrances to a regular mindfulness meditation practice.  Learn what these resistances are so that you can cultivate your own mindfulness meditation practice.  Read More

Howard Gardner is known for many things (such as his theory of multiple intelligence), but he's done quite a bit of interesting work. Read More

Imagination and uncommon sense can help you solve the riddles and relationships of life. Read More

Someone recently asked me... is innovation really something you can teach? My answer... of course it is! However, teaching innovation isn't really like teaching anything else. There's really no set textbook or curriculum, and there's no established and recommended pedagogical method. This is because the core of innovation is really a dynamic way of thinking, rather than a static body of knowledge. The best example of a teacher teaching a way of thinking, from my personal experience, was the physicist Richard Feynman. Read More

"Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew," is a reality television show that tracks a group of celebrities whom enter psychiatric treatment for sex addiction. Enticing, right? Unfortunately this show breaks few barriers in following the traditional reality TV recipe: one part spontaneous behavior, one part rehearsed behavior, and a dash of structure. It is an entertaining show that does many things well, and in the service of being effectively persuasive I am going to list those pros before diving into the cons. Read More

Have you ever met a child, or perhaps you have one of your own, who is rebellious, argumentative, selfish, stubborn, and independent, yet is incredibly intelligent or even gifted? Sometimes socially undesirable characteristics and creativity or giftedness go hand in hand. Of course not all rebellious kids are gifted, but most gifted ones are often stubborn and independent. They exhibit independence of thought, a willingness to take risks, and greater perseverance. Read More

You can use your everyday creativity in obvious ways to help you get the most out of holiday get-togethers--from the way you dress, to what food or gifts you bring, to how you choose to respond to any verbal gauntlets thrown. You can also get creative in advance by tapping into your powers of imagination to visualize your response to stressful situations and to help strengthen your overall sense of well being. Read More

I’m working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone’s project will look different, but it’s the rare person who can’t benefit. Join in -- no need to catch up, just jump in right now.

One of my favorite resolutions, because it’s so much fun to keep, is Read at whim. Instead of trying to be very targeted about my reading, as I once tried to be, I let myself read whatever I want to read. Read More