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    <title>The Creativity Post</title>
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      <title>Reality Check</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We are surrounded by technology that makes everything so efficient and immediate. Tasks that took us hours just a few years ago are now just a swipe away. We should have had tons of spare time thanks to this overwhelming efficiency. This era should have been a perfect opportunity for us to reconnect. And yet, many of us are constantly occupied with something. And this something usually involves some digital pieces of information being fired at us. ]]></description>
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      <title>5 Things I’ve Learned About Creativity</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ideas seem much simpler when they are just a little voice in your head, but when you try to express them, you realize that they aren’t so clear cut. That can be frustrating, but it also gives you a chance to think things through in a more disciplined way.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-07-26T17:03:46+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Overcome Procrastination! 5 Suggestions for Kids</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Procrastination can affect a child’s achievement, relationships with family and friends, happiness, creativity, and more. Yet kids still procrastinate—for many reasons. Here are 5 strategies they can use to overcome procrastination tendencies.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-07-25T16:25:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>5 Ways to Spice Up Your Summer Vacation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For many of us, the summer vacation is usually booked in advance, planned and designed to use every single minute. Which is great, but it doesn't really leave room for surprises or, dare I say, adventures. So today we are on a mission to bring back some surprises to our summer vacation. We are going to spice up our vacation with five simple things that will make us feel like children again, without giving up our grand plans for the summer. Ready? Let's hit the road!
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      <dc:date>2016-07-22T15:59:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Are Parents Increasingly Getting Better At Supporting Their Children&#8217;s Cognitive Growth?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The latest insights on intelligence, imagination, potential causes for the rise in IQ scores over the years, and how behavioral genetics is related to education and grit.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-07-21T15:47:13+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Dare To Be Crap</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Truly great performers never stop exposing their own crappiness. That’s how they become so much better than everybody else.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-07-20T15:52:28+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Rejection &amp;amp; Criticism for Creatives</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Criticism and even rejection don’t just “make us stronger.” They actually can embolden our creative ideas and output. But how do you accept criticism and rejection in a positive way?]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2016-07-18T15:30:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>How Experts Get Even Better: 5 Lessons from the Practice of Expert vs Intermediate Athletes</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/how_experts_get_even_better_5_lessons_from_expert_vs_intermediate_athletes</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Expertise is not just a matter of time. A comparison of the practice habits of expert and intermediate athletes suggests that there's a little more to it than that. ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-07-11T16:26:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Get Lost</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Is it possible that we are losing the ability to get lost in more than just the geographical sense? Is it possible that by knowing exactly where we are all the time, we are losing something more precious like our ability to be surprised?]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-07-08T16:20:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Grit and Authenticity</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[True grit may require a stable connection with one’s true self, an inner stability, to cope with a world that is inevitably chaotic, full of uncertainty, adversity, and fluctuations.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2016-07-07T15:51:27+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>4 Keys to Becoming Self&#45;Motivated</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Many of us likely recognize how much more productive we could be if we were only more self-motivated. So what can be done to help enhance your self-motivation?  Try some of these ideas.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-07-06T14:59:04+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Magic Button</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Every one of us has a magic button in our brain that moves us into a more efficient learning mode. Can we push it proactively? Can we use it just before starting a day at school to create wonders in the classroom? ]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2016-06-29T16:09:36+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Doing the Work Is Enough: Stop Letting Others Dictate Your Worth</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“Ambition,” Marcus Aurelius reminded himself, “means tying your well-being to what other people say or do . . . Sanity means tying it to your own actions.” Do your work. Do it well. That’s all there needs to be. Doing the work is enough.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-06-28T16:12:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Kids on the Brink of Summer: How to Make it Happily Productive</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/education/kids_on_the_brink_of_summer_how_to_make_it_happily_productive</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Summer—what lies ahead for your kids? Play? Relaxation? Packed schedules? Boredom? Here are 2 directional leads and 6 action-oriented tactics to consider when kids ask, “What am I supposed to do?”]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-06-27T16:29:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>20 Must&#45;Know Facts to Harness Neuroplasticity and Improve Brain Health</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/science/20_must_know_facts_to_harness_neuroplasticity_and_improve_brain_health</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Given that June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, let's discuss these 20 facts about brain health. You may find some good ideas for the summer!]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-06-22T16:05:55+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Can You Be Social AND Introspective?</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/can_you_be_social_and_introspective</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Solitude and introspection can lead to a life full of connection, creativity, and meaning.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-06-20T16:02:14+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Expect the Unexpected</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Creativity cannot flourish if we keep seeing only the things we expect to see. If we want to be creative, we must keep ourselves surprised; we must embrace uncertainty and actively look for the unexpected. But how we can achieve that? Isn’t that an inherent contradiction: how can we expect the unexpected? ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-06-17T15:20:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Making More Time to Create</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/create/tracking_wonder_making_more_time_to_create</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Creatives with time on their hands can “lose a sense of time.” But can busy people actually create time to be more creative? How does that work? A recent study links the experience of awe to the expansion of time, and my work gives you practical ways to shape time to be more creative on cue.   
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      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2016-06-13T15:24:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Made You Look!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We can practice and improve the core of creativity every minute of every day. In fact, we are wired for that. ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-06-11T17:44:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Ear Infections Can Lower IQ Scores</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/ear_infections_can_lower_iq_scores</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/ear_infections_can_lower_iq_scores</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The vast majority of medical and psychological practitioners have not recognized the link between chronic otitis media and lower IQ scores.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-06-09T15:47:17+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>How Brainstorming Can Make Your Family&#8217;s Summer Vacation (and Life) Rock!</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/education/how_brainstorming_can_make_your_familys_summer_vacation_and_life_rock</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/education/how_brainstorming_can_make_your_familys_summer_vacation_and_life_rock</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite experts' claims, you and your children are the experts on you and your children.  Here's how creativity tools like brainstorming can help you leverage this expertise in daily life. ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-06-07T15:32:27+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Positioning Your Teen For Success</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/positioning_your_teen_for_success6</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[In our data-driven world, social comparison understandably leads to anxiety about your child’s achievement: How does my kid really measure up? How much more do I need to be doing to be sure that my kid is in the best possible position for success?]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-06-06T16:15:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>An Ode to Seymour Epstein, Originator of Modern Dual&#45;Process Theory (1925&#45;2016)</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/an_ode_to_seymour_epstein_originator_of_modern_dual_process_theory_1925_201</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Epstein replaced Freud’s irrational and aggressive unconscious with a more adaptive, yet still emotional, experiential system. According to Epstein, our most primitive emotional experiences should not be repressed, discarded, or controlled, but that they are essential to becoming a fully integrated human being.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-06-02T14:32:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Memorizing Music: The Two Most (and the Two Least) Efficient Strategies</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/arts/memorizing_music_the_two_most_and_the_two_least_efficient_strategies</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Not all memorization strategies are created equal. Learn which two are the best use of your time. ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-06-01T15:05:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>How Can We Best Help Talented Underrepresented Students?</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/education/how_can_we_best_help_talented_underrepresented_students</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The story of CAL Prep and how a decade of work and research on how to best educate talented underrepresented students is something educators can learn from.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-05-26T16:22:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>School Winds Down, Change Ramps Up: Tips to Help Kids Adjust</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/education/school_winds_down_change_ramps_up_tips_to_help_kids_adjust</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The school year draws to a close and the summer months begin. However, transitions and changes in routines and social situations can be difficult for lots of children. Here are 7 tips for parents, and another 7 tips for kids, to help smooth the process.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2016-05-23T15:18:17+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Tool Use and the Emergence of Language</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/philosophy/tool_use_and_the_emergence_of_language</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/philosophy/tool_use_and_the_emergence_of_language</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Interdisciplinary research shows the affinity of language and motor skills.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2016-05-20T16:21:47+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>9 Elephants in the (Class)Room That Should “Unsettle” Us</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/education/9_elephants_in_the_classroom_that_should_unsettle_us</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/education/9_elephants_in_the_classroom_that_should_unsettle_us</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A list of things that we don’t really want to talk about in education.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-05-19T15:12:20+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>How Smart Businesses Are Turning Academic Research Into Profits</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/business/how_smart_businesses_are_turning_academic_research_into_profits</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/business/how_smart_businesses_are_turning_academic_research_into_profits</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[To account for its success, many point to America’s entrepreneurial culture, its tolerance for failure and its unique ecosystem of venture funding. Those factors do play important roles, but the most important thing driving America’s success has been its unparalleled scientific leadership.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-05-18T15:15:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Domain Specificity of Creativity: Theory, Research, and Practice</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/science/domain_specificity_of_creativity_theory_research_and_practice</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/science/domain_specificity_of_creativity_theory_research_and_practice</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Creativity has commonly been thought of either as a set of domain- general skills that can be applied broadly like a special kind of intelligence or as a general personality trait that colors a person’s approach to any kind of task or problem, but these ways of thinking about creativity are misleading. A better metaphor for creativity than either intelligence or a personality trait is expertise. ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-05-13T15:54:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Please Thank a Teacher for Doing What This Teacher Does</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/education/please_thank_a_teacher_for_doing_what_this_teacher_does1</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Alan Harvey engages his 7th graders and enables their creative expression as they learn history, science, and writing.  He shows that creative learning = deeper, more meaningful learning.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-05-10T14:55:06+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Cultivating a Creative Mindset</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/cultivating_a_creative_mindset</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/cultivating_a_creative_mindset</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[If you avoid problems, you’re not working in a creative mindset. If you seek solutions, you’re not working in a creative mindset. This problem-solution paradox is another contradiction I’ve discovered in the science of creativity. Each opportunity breeds its own set of challenges. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2016-05-09T15:30:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>4 Science&#45;Backed Tips For Achieving Your Dreams</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/4_science_backed_tips_for_achieving_your_dreams</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/4_science_backed_tips_for_achieving_your_dreams</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[How to keep your willpower strong so you can achieve your greatest goals.
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      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2016-05-06T16:38:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>What Goes Around</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/philosophy/what_goes_around</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/philosophy/what_goes_around</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Some reflections on reciprocity and society.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-05-05T16:21:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>For More Perfect Practice, Try…Longer…Pauses</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/arts/for_more_perfect_practice_try_longer_pauses</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/arts/for_more_perfect_practice_try_longer_pauses</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Research suggests that we can learn skills more effectively, if we deliberately add pauses...between...practice...repetitions.]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2016-05-04T16:11:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Is Your Company Faking Creativity?</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/business/is_your_company_faking_creativity_heres_how_to_let_it_happen</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Many companies implement gimmicks and free stuff in an attempt to appear like a creative company, but it's all fake. The company leaders who actually foster creativity get out of employees way and LET it happen naturally.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-05-03T15:48:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>A New Look at Visual Thinking</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/a_new_look_at_visual_thinking</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Creative ideas emerge when visual thinking meets verbal communication.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-05-02T16:13:17+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Beware Of Simple Rules And Slogans—They Can Kill Your Business</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/business/beware_of_simple_rules_and_slogansthey_can_kill_your_business</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/business/beware_of_simple_rules_and_slogansthey_can_kill_your_business</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Simple rules may seem to make sense, but when we try to apply them in the real world we find that things are far more complicated and simple rules aren’t much help.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-04-28T17:52:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Dr. Emma Seppälä on How Happiness Can Accelerate Your Success (Podcast)</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/dr._emma_seppaelae_on_how_happiness_can_accelerate_your_success</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/dr._emma_seppaelae_on_how_happiness_can_accelerate_your_success</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The research shows that we needn’t be chronically over-scheduled and over-caffeinated to achieve our goals. Pursuing things like meaningful relationships, gratitude and self-compassion can actually be more conducive to success.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A look at the frustrations and rewards of capturing and deciphering our creative voices.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[What are some of the challenges of being creative? An author (a weaver of words), and an artist (a master of imagery), exchange ideas and also share strategies to help kids overcome challenges and express creativity.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Creators are not mere experts. Instead of deliberately practicing down an already existing path, they often create their own path for others to follow.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Are attack ads and negative campaigning the very thing killing our political leaders creativity? The parties responsible may surprise you. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Interested in neuroplasticity and brain training topics? And perhaps a little bit confused? Below are 10 common myths, debunked.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Why failing to disengage from work in our off hours may set us up for burnout and a downward performance spiral.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Innovation in schools today is far too focused on improving teaching, not amplifying learning.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Play is abundant in the lives of those considered to be creative. It facilitates social bonding, boosts productivity and enhances your mood. As positive psychologist Christopher E. Peterson put it, play is “…a robust predictor of how satisfied we are with our lives.”]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ron Friedman Ph.D. shares science-backed recommendations to help companies improve their hiring process, boost motivation and enhance decision-making. In this episode we take a very practical look at how to close the gap between the latest science and the modern workplace.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Forcing yourself to learn difficult things can lead to creative triumphs.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[In my quest to understand what works and what doesn’t for my and others’ creative work flow, I’ve come up with a metaphor for the mind. And how to use these findings as a creativity and productivity superpower.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Great art flourishes amid great freedom. The same goes for most of the ‘results’ a civilised society should strive to achieve.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[In both sports and academics, early pipelines need to be in place to help students develop their skills fully. And it usually helps both athletes and academic achievers to hone their skills with people around or even above their level—on a similar track.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[We will need all the resources of science and literature to understand how differently human minds work.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[What makes a great music teacher so effective? Below are 19 clues, taken from the approaches of three renowned artist-teachers.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Historically, cognitive scientists  have viewed strong working memory ability as  one of the major key components of intelligence. However, recent studies indicate that *lower* working memory, not higher, can come with it’s own slew of cognitive advantages, including superior divergent thinking and creative abilities.  ]]></description>
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      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/education/why_teachers_need_parent_input_taking_the_long_view_on_a_childs_education</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[When teachers ask for parent input from the get-go, they establish supportive working relationships and solve (or prevent!) classroom problems.]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/science/the_real_brain_game_harnessing_neuroplasticity_to_upgrade_our_mental_equipm</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/science/the_real_brain_game_harnessing_neuroplasticity_to_upgrade_our_mental_equipm</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Do you think individuals can train their brain to respond in a particular way to certain situations, or do you think our brain's innate "startle response" is too hardwired to alter?]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[When are you most creative? And what does procrastination have to do with it? The answers may surprise you!]]></description>
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      <title>The 9 Rules Of Innovation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Take a slightly broader view and it becomes clear that innovation today goes far beyond research labs, Silicon Valley pitch meetings and large corporate initiatives. We all have something to offer and can add to the world’s knowledge in a way that may differ in degree, but not in kind, to the giants of the past.]]></description>
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      <title>Are You Easily Distracted? Good! This May Be A Sign Of Your Creative Genius</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/are_you_easily_distracted_good_this_may_be_a_sign_of_your_creative_genius_f</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/are_you_easily_distracted_good_this_may_be_a_sign_of_your_creative_genius_f</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Are you easily distracted by the tapping of your co-workers pencil, by your family member talking loudly on the phone, or by a barking dog? Distractibility may just be a sign of creative potential. 
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      <title>Use Mindfulness to Create Better Habits (Guided Meditation Included)</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/use_mindfulness_to_create_better_habits_guided_meditation_included</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/use_mindfulness_to_create_better_habits_guided_meditation_included</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Mindfulness can help us create new habits, take control of our identities and become our best selves.]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/business/lost_in_creative_work_business</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[When it comes to my creative projects and my business enterprises, it took me a long time to realize there was no shame in asking for directions. ]]></description>
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      <title>Explaining Color Constancy</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/science/explaining_color_constancy</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/science/explaining_color_constancy</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Why the perceived color of objects remains relatively constant under varying illumination conditions?]]></description>
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      <title>Nurturing Your Creative Mindset</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/create/nurturing_your_creative_mindset</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Can you nurture your creativity?  Many researchers believe so, and a simple writing intervention will let you try the approach for yourself.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-03-03T16:15:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <description><![CDATA[What kids do and learn is dependent upon what they already know. What exactly does this mean for parents who want to encourage children’s learning and creativity?]]></description>
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      <title>Millennial: It Doesn&#8217;t Mean What You Think It Means</title>
      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/business/millennial_it_doesnt_mean_what_you_think_it_means</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/business/millennial_it_doesnt_mean_what_you_think_it_means</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Time and time again we are led to believe the differences separating Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers are causing all sorts of leadership challenges. Surprisingly, the labels we believe to be true are actually hurting our organizations, demolishing creativity.]]></description>
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      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/heres_the_strategy_elite_athletes_follow_to_perform_at_the_highest_level</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Whether it’s pursuing the pinnacle of success in your field, or simply surviving some awful or trying ordeal, the same approach works. Don’t think about the end—think about surviving. Getting it right from meal to meal, meeting to meeting, project to project, paycheck to paycheck, one day at a time.]]></description>
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      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/business/heres_how_the_anger_over_starbucks_new_reward_program_could_have_been_avoid</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Anger over the Starbucks rewards program isn't about lower value, it's about broken trust.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[We can no longer assume that we can separate things into neat little categories like basic and applied research and hope that they meet up somewhere down the line. At the same time, with the world moving as fast as it does now, private industry needs help to stay abreast of it all.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[More than ever today, it is essential that we look at all students individually to try to understand their strengths, abilities, interests, and motivations.]]></description>
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      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/activism/how_it_feels_to_be_a_young_american_or_how_america_fails_us</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[When “first world problems” are actually symptoms of a deeply dysfunctional culture and society.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[I’m more interested in what factors help us shape a meaningful, coherent, creative life over four, five, six, seven decades. Not years. In what helps us craft a life that includes both revenue and purpose and captivating creativity – the kind of creativity that holds you captive plus holds your tribes spellbound.]]></description>
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      <link>http://www.creativitypost.com/business/peyton_manning_just_taught_us_a_lesson_in_creative_leadership_and_you_misse</link>
      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/business/peyton_manning_just_taught_us_a_lesson_in_creative_leadership_and_you_misse</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The contrast between Peyton Manning and Cam Newton is striking and holds a very significant lesson in creative team leadership.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[There can be substantial trade-offs between seeking happiness and seeking meaning in life.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Marketers need to shift from crafting messages to creating experiences and that’s a tall order. It means that we need to leave behind how we’ve come to think about traditional campaigns and adopt a different approach to brand publishing]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[There is a large and growing body of evidence that argues for the domain specificity of creativity. This has serious implications for creativity assessment, research, theory, and training.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Realize your creative goals with these 5 science-backed methods.  ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Retreats are necessary for the creative mind to have uninterrupted time to wander, tinker, and ultimately move great ideas into action. But how do you keep from over-booking that creative time with too much ambition (the counter-mood to a retreat!) on one hand and a loose free-for-all in which little actually gets done on the other?]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you're intellectually gifted when young, are you more likely to be healthy when you're older?]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[In today’s fast-paced, ever-changing world, there seem to be fewer opportunities to pause, consider, and fortify some of the basic prerequisites for developing children’s intelligence and creativity. What can parents do?]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[We need to shift from a disjointed effort that puts researchers on one side of a great divide and industry on another, to a combined, interdisciplinary effort.]]></description>
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      <title>A Door That Opens Outward</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If we can stop ourselves from asking “Is the work good?” and instead focus on what we’re learning from it, then we can dramatically alter the reasons why we choose to be creative in the first place: not for the nods of approval or widespread understanding, but for our own personal breakthroughs.]]></description>
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      <title>The Surprising Benefit Of Going Through Hard Times</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Psychologists studying post-traumatic growth find that many people come to thrive in the aftermath of adversity.]]></description>
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      <title>Domain Specificity of Creativity</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Is creativity a general skill that transcends domains, or is it more like expertise, which is very domain specific?]]></description>
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      <title>How We Can Prevent Bullying</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Is there anything that can be done to help prevent bullying in our schools?  New research sheds light on a possible new approach that could transform our students and schools.]]></description>
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      <title>Why So Many Artists Are Highly Sensitive People</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Psychologists have found that the creative personality contains layers of depth, complexity and contradictions.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The future belongs not to the strongest or the smartest, but those who can collaborate—with humans and machines—most effectively.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-01-07T15:12:18+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>What to Do If They Say Your Kindergartener Needs a Tutor</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If your creative, imaginative child is not connecting with reading and writing letters and words at school, it is likely that the school’s approach is not playful and imaginative enough to hook your child at this age.  There’s a lot you can do to help.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2016-01-05T15:31:32+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Brain Fitness Tips To Improve Concentration And Memory in 2016</title>
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      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/pop-culture/brain_fitness_tips_to_improve_concentration_and_memory_in_2016</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Atten­tion and mem­ory are two cru­cial men­tal skills and are directly related. Here are some tips to improve both.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The process of inner transformation is itself a creative process, for through the process of advanced inner development, you are literally creating a new self.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2015-12-29T16:03:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Why Practicing Practicing from an Early Age Is so Important</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wouldn't you be curious to see what your students actually do in the practice room while "practicing"? A team of researchers did just that, and made a few observations which could be the difference between individuals who appear to learn quickly, and those who seem to progress more slowly. ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2015-12-28T15:03:22+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Sharing Family Life Stories with Kids: Important Tips for Parents</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When families get together, stories abound. What are the benefits of sharing family life stories with children? Are there any concerns? Here’s information, along with several suggestions for parents. ]]></description>
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      <title>Is it Time for a Personal Growth Mindset?</title>
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      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/is_it_time_for_a_personal_growth_mindset</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Our focus on competition, grades, and standardized test performance is actively robbing children of the opportunity for the sort of personal growth that really matters.]]></description>
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      <title>What Drives Children&#8217;s Creativity?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pens vs. paintbrushes. Compelling words vs vivid strokes. What underlies creativity for writers? For artists? Are there commonalities? How can parents and teachers nurture children’s creative expression? Here’s a candid dialogue between an author (Joanne Foster), and an artist (Rina Gottesman). ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2015-12-07T13:48:01+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>A Radical Alternative to Resolutions &amp;amp; Goal&#45;Setting</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[No wonder December can feel so depressing to so many people. On one hand, we take stock of all we did not do that we thought we might during the current year, and on the other hand we face another year and wonder if we can muster a shred of hope to make things different.

But what if we have a tool at our disposal that is exponentially more likely to lead to the change we desire? ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2015-12-04T17:16:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Reason Your Team Isn&#8217;t Engaged Is Pretty Darn Simple</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Are you treating your employees like workers or family members? This simple distinction is the reason your employees lack focus and are completely disengaged. ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2015-12-02T15:15:07+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Surprising Reason Math Anxiety May Be Helpful For Math Learning</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We typically think of math anxiety as universally bad for math learning, but a team of scholars have now discovered that the relationship between math anxiety and learning is much more complex.]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2015-11-30T15:23:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Digital Immortality</title>
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      <guid>http://www.creativitypost.com/science/digital_immortality2</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Is a Google executive’s vision of a digital afterlife feasible or a fantasy?]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2015-11-24T19:14:50+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Why Creative Thinkers are Like Natural&#45;Born Soccer Players</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The extraordinary and important-for-life thinking skills of creative children often go unrecognized and therefore unsupported.  This can lead to serious issues at home and at school.  Even if they don't have a specific "creative talent," we can look for creative thinkers as we look for budding sports players, musicians, and actors.  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2015-11-18T15:59:07+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Why We Fail To Adapt</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We cannot live our lives surrounded by the familiar and expect to embrace the new and different.]]></description>
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