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18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently
By Carolyn Gregoire — 2014
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.
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