Creativity is hard work. This may be counterintuitive for those who see creativity as a natural talent or a personality trait rather than a well-honed habit. It may seem like creative people have a ...

Explore seven easy, fun hobbies requiring minimal supplies that spark creativity, reduce stress, and fit busy lives, helping ...

The challenge of maintaining creativity—or the lack thereof—boils down to several factors. Notably, when people are overworked, nurturing creativity becomes as tricky as tightrope walking across ...

Most of us associate creativity with celebrities like Beyonce or Vincent Van Gogh, who achieved enormous success in the creative sector. However, those who do not work or have hobbies in the arts may ...

When I was at the beginning of my Ph.D. studies, my advisor at Stanford, Professor Gordon Bower, invited each of his first-year graduate students to his house for dinner. After dinner, he asked each ...

In the fast-paced world of marketing, I’ve always approached creativity as an organization’s bread and butter, with innovation as the knife that spreads it. As the VP of marketing at Hootsuite, I’ve ...

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Whether you’re creative as part of a little hobby, a way of life, or somewhere in between, you probably consider creativity to be a force for good in your life. But when you also live with chronic ...

Think back to your childhood. You made up your own songs, you built a treehouse in the backyard, you used a box of crayons to create a surrealistic kingdom, you shared stories about characters with ...