Creativity

Today, the first Monday in October, is the first day of the new Supreme Court term.

If the exciting new research findings from MIT and Carnegie Mellon hold true outside the lab, it might turn out to be the most intelligent and effective Supreme Court in U.S. history. Read More

I wrote my recent memoir In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide over eighteen years. In the middle of the night I tried to resurrect my mother, to have her come alive across time, to create someone that the reader cared deeply about. It was a private exploration. Read More

Most lead characters in mysteries don't evolve. This one does. An interview with Nora McFarland, a debut novelist who found the right way to tell (and sell) a story. Read More

Will you give it your all for a dream? Read More

Part of growing and evolving is intentionally testing the boundaries of an experience that's perceived outwardly as success, but that's begun to feel inwardly complacent.

Doing that means taking a risk, both in ego and ease. Read More

Earlier this summer I had an interesting concept for a short film. Unfortunately for viewers the world over, the window of time for this sure-fire viral video has slammed shut due to my inability to shower in the upright position. I had emailed my shot by shot instructions to the Italian Man Servant/Flip Video Camera Operator but the actual filming never happened. Read More

The moment you want someone to buy something from you, you take on a Herculean burden...

The burden of proof. You need to prove to a potential customer, client, patient, reader or visitor that the solution you're offering will solve their problem better, faster, easier, more-effectively or less-expensively than others. Read More

The hit reality-television show, “Jersey Shore,” offers much in the way of dysfunction and drama. This is no surprise as not only were the members selected because of their ‘excessive’ personalities but they all operate under explicit pressures to generate conflict (fights = high ratings). And, indeed, there’s lots of fighting, name-calling, strategizing against and other interpersonally chaotic gestures as the household learns to interact with each other day to day in close quarters.

Noting that there is a lot of drama is the easy part. Understanding why the drama exists to begin with is a bit harder. Read More

There has been interesting buzz about music and child development over the past year. A couple of PT bloggers have written on this topic. One writes about her challenges applying it to her child: are they interested? what about money for lessons and instruments? is there enough time? Well, here are some answers... Read More