psychology
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Rejection & Criticism for Creatives
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?
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How Experts Get Even Better: 5 Lessons from the Practice of Expert vs Intermediate Athletes
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.
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Grit and Authenticity
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.
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Can You Be Social AND Introspective?
Solitude and introspection can lead to a life full of connection, creativity, and meaning.
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Ear Infections Can Lower IQ Scores
The vast majority of medical and psychological practitioners have not recognized the link between chronic otitis media and lower IQ scores.
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Positioning Your Teen For Success
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?
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An Ode to Seymour Epstein, Originator of Modern Dual-Process Theory (1925-2016)
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.
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Domain Specificity of Creativity: Theory, Research, and Practice
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.
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Cultivating a Creative Mindset
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.
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4 Science-Backed Tips For Achieving Your Dreams
How to keep your willpower strong so you can achieve your greatest goals.
