Alissa Quart on the Icarus Effect,creative potential,gifted and talented books,developing creativity
For those with exceptional abilities, there are often multiple pressures – from family, the culture, oneself – to continuously achieve.
Alissa Quart is the author of Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the Gifted Child. A recent newspaper article [Prodigies and the push to excel, by Debora [...]

R. Keith Sawyer on creativity,psychology of creativity, developing creativity,gifted and talented books
Q. What advice can you give us nongeniuses to help us be more creative?
A. Take risks, and expect to make lots of mistakes, because creativity is a numbers game. Work hard, and take frequent breaks, but stay with it over time. Do what you [...]

creativity and addiction, psychology of creativity,gifted adults

[Photo: Robin Williams enters rehab for alcoholism, August 2006]
“So is the world better off without people with a biological susceptibility towards becoming addicted? If the answer is yes, bioethicist Dr. Tom Koch points out that people like Dylan Thomas, William S Burroughs, and Miles Davis might not have existed [...]

In his book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, T. Harv Eker talks about the value of living with distress and discomfort, and using it positively: “The first time you tried something new, was it comfortable or uncomfortable?” he writes.
“Usually uncomfortable. But what happened afterword? The more you did it, the more comfortable it became, right? [...]