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Accessing the Riches of Your Creative Mind

It takes a bit of trickery, but it can be done.

The Secret to Creating Work That Humans Love

Cats are another story.

Use "Creative Abrasion" As a Source of Energy

Conflict can enliven your creative work—but it has to be the right kind.

The Benefits of "Creative Grit"

Why the signals you think mean it's time to stop are actually cues to keep going.

Science of Creativity Recap

Posts about shifting your state of consciousness, using your body, welcoming the presence of constraints, upping your odds of creative success, and more.

Creativity Is an Expression of Love for the World

What a decades-long passion project can teach us about creative work.

Seeing Things That Aren't There

How to use your innate capacity for "pareidolia" to be more creative.

Shift Your Brain From "Spotlight" Mode Into "Lantern" Mode

It's possible to enter a more creative state of consciousness.

To Be More Creative, Let Your Body Lead the Way

These physical experiences will nudge your brain into a more creative state.

Freedom is Bad for Creativity

To come up with fresher, more original ideas, impose some constraints.

My essay for the New York Times about the extended mind

A good introduction to the subject.

Want To Be More Creative? Seek Out "Impossible Experiences"

Six ways to make ordinary life seem strange and fresh.

How to Make Your Odds of Creative Success Go Way Up

It’s a numbers game, and other insights from the work of creativity expert Dean Simonton.

Science of Creativity Recap

Eight posts covering research on the science of creativity.

How Remembering the Past Can Make You More Creative in the Present

Memory and imagination draw on the same mental capacities.

The Alternative to Perfectionism

Don't worry—you don't have to give up your high standards.

The Power of Emotional Creativity

The skills you apply to your creative work can also enhance your emotional life.

Why You Don't Feel Like Creating Today

Researchers have a word for what you're feeling: psychological reactance.

Why You Should Be Task-Switching More Often

It hinders straightforward productivity, but it enhances creativity.

Can You Tell Creativity Fact from Fiction?

Take this researcher-developed quiz to find out.