It wasn’t until I started singing that my heart began to heal. I’m one of those people who’s taken every possible personal growth workshop imaginable, and tried every creative and therapeutic modality. I’ve taught in graduate schools of psychology and trained therapists. My PhD is in Psychology from the University of Chicago, and as a…
Creativity is kind of like soup. If we want to make soup, we need a strong pot. Because if the pot leaks, we lose the soup. The same goes for creative people. They don’t need more ideas—they have plenty of those. What they need is a way to manage the flow, to feel safe stepping…
Creative people aren’t fundamentally different from those who don’t see themselves as creative. The difference lies in a simple yet profound choice: creative people say “yes” to their heart’s longing to express itself. They answer the call, often with trembling hands, and allow themselves to bring forth something new, something authentic. Creativity isn’t reserved for…
In the physical sciences, we operate within a framework of measurements, data, and quantifiable truths. We assume that what can be measured is the only world we know. But creativity belongs to a different domain altogether—a realm beyond numbers and tangible proof. This ‘Other World’ is not governed by logic or measurement. Instead, it flows…
Organizational research has found that procrastinators tend to be more creative than those who don’t procrastinate. The results even show a bell curve: a healthy amount of procrastination facilitates creative insights, while too much or too little can stifle them. When I was studying at the University of Chicago under the mentorship of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi…
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