Your vision is real. You’re not making it up. Your creative yearnings—the ones that whisper in quiet moments or shout during sleepless nights—are real. They’re not some fanciful daydreams to dismiss. Whether it’s a story waiting to be written, a business idea taking shape, or a vision for your life that keeps nudging at you,…
Physicist Arthur Zajonc once wrote, “Artists are the harbingers of the future mentality required both by science and by the imperatives of living in our precarious times… We now truly stand in need, not only as scientists but as a civilization, of the artists’ cognitive capacities.” From my 20 years of teaching creative process courses,…
In late December 2006, during a meeting with the president of a small university, I was asked what course I wanted to teach in their Ph.D. Psychology program. While I had curricula prepared, I surprised myself by blurting out, “Metaphor.” The response felt immediate, bypassing thought entirely, as if something spoke through me. I wasn’t…
For years, I’ve been fascinated by the concept of genius—not as something lofty or exclusive, but as something we all possess if we choose to tap into it. Traditionally, the term “genius” conjures up names like Einstein, Da Vinci, and Picasso—men whose accomplishments we revere, often only posthumously. But what if genius isn’t reserved for…
One of my favorite art quotes is from Pauline Kael, the American film critic known for her witty and insightful movie reviews: “Art doesn’t come in measured quantities: it’s got to be too much or it’s not enough.” I always think of this quote when I see flowers blooming in the spring. Nature doesn’t hold…
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