By Co.Design and the Creative Independent — 2018
Ten pros share their tricks for staying engaged with your work.
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You have to “turn it off” to “turn it on” when it matters most.
Are you having unusually realistic dreams? Here’s what science can tell you.
it's not just a stereotype of the "tortured artist" -- artists really may be more complicated people. Research has suggested that creativity involves the coming together of a multitude of traits, behaviors and social influences in a single person.
Creative people are able to juggle seemingly contradictory modes of thought—cognitive and emotional, deliberate and spontaneous.
Frenzied executives who fidget through meetings, lose track of their appointments, and jab at the “door close” button on the elevator aren’t crazy—just crazed. They suffer from a newly recognized neurological phenomenon that the author, a psychiatrist, calls attention deficit trait, or ADT.
[Porges'] widely-cited polyvagal theory contends that living creatures facing or sensing mortal danger will immobilize, even “play dead,” as a last resort.
Whenever we learn something new, pick up a new skill, or modify our habits, the physical structure of our brain changes.
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Couples’ fights in lockdown are often about the unremitting intensity of togetherness. The sooner you de-escalate a fight, the sooner you can begin working on real solutions.
Psychologist Rick Hanson discusses how to strengthen our capacity for wisdom, peace, and enlightenment.
Dr. Richard Davidson explains that well-being is a skill that can be practiced and strengthened.
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