“Great art grows the spirit. Elevates it. A great song is like a great film, or a great book, or a great play, or a great dance, or a great meal, or a great conversation. Absorb, absorb, absorb. ” Continue reading Gideon’s Army: Prioritize Creativity
“I read books, watch films, and listen to music— basically I’m a happy consumer of art that I find creatively nourishing.” Continue reading The Elisa Albert Interview
It hit me on a recent five-hour road trip from Tunisia’s arid south, past all the remnants of her rich history, to her verdant north. My laptop battery was dead, so I sat looking out the window, my notebook in my … Continue reading Play is the Mother of Work, and Work Should Listen to Mom
Kaja Perina Brainstorm Cognitive Signatures of Creativity and Genius Deconstructing the creative feats of Nobelists and Pulitzer winners. “Nobel laureates in the sciences share more than just bragging rights and the knowledge that they’ve demonstrably advanced human understanding in their chosen field. Nobelists in medicine, physiology, physics and chemistry tend to have written poetry as teens and to be avid fans of classical music, according to Albert Rothenberg, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard who has conducted extensive studies with 45 Nobel laureates, alongside matched controls . . .” Continue reading Recent Findings
The Mindful Bard is all about supporting creative types (artists, explorers, scientists, problem-solvers, social capital investors, et al) with inspiration, motivation, healing, self-knowledge, compassion, and effective tools. To this end we publish pieces on mindful living— ideas, interviews with creative folks, comics, videos, and soundbites that inform and inspire social consciousness, creative thinking, and authentic art. We also recommend books, music, and films that inspire good art and social transformation (or that are just plain fun!). ~~~ British psychoanalyst Marion Milner devoted a large part of her study and practice to an understanding of the creative process. Here are just a few of … Continue reading Marion Milner: Psychoanalyst of the Creative Psyche
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