As I mentioned in my last post, after much dithering, I finally launched a podcast on April 30! In the first episode I talk about finding your creativity. Finding Your Creativity – Go Listen! Finding your creativity takes time, patience and a lot of focus. I say this because many of us have not yet…
Finding Creativity In Adversity
How are you dealing with pandemic and its fallout? The world is going through unprecedented times and it’s only natural that each of us is affected deeply. History is filled with examples of people finding creativity in adversity. These days, I see many people finding new ways of working from home, others turning to crafts…
Turn Your Anguish into Art
Every normal person has been hurt one way or another at least more than once in his life. What distinguishes the winner from the rest is his ability to turn his pain into poetry, his sob story into a sweet song. Turn your anguish into art. It may not be that simple, but you will…
How Walking Helps Your Writing
Henry David Thoreau, an American essayist, poet and philosopher said, “Methinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow.” What is it about a simple stroll that could get your creative juices flowing? Here’s how walking helps your writing. How Walking Helps Your Writing Writers mostly spend their time sitting…
Daydream believer: why your brain is wired to wander
Daydream believer: why your brain is wired to wander The ability to daydream offers us tremendous flexibility in our daily lives. Nennie T/Flickr Muireann Irish, Neuroscience Research Australia We are usually told that daydreaming is a waste of time and mental power, but the ability to daydream offers us tremendous flexibility in our daily lives.…
The secret to creativity – according to science
The secret to creativity – according to science Van Gogh’s The Starry Night. wikipedia, CC BY-SA Valerie van Mulukom, Coventry University Whether you get mesmerised by Vincent van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night or Albert Einstein’s theories about spacetime, you’ll probably agree that both pieces of work are products of mindblowing creativity. Imagination is what…