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Creativity

  1. boredom busters
    60 Things to Do When You’re Stuck Inside and BoredAn abundance of ways to entertain yourself, from cooking to painting.
    By the Cut
  2. fixations
    I Think About Björk’s Creativity Animal a Lot“Its nature is quite pranksterish and slippery and everytime u grab its tail its found a nu corner to thrive in,” she wrote.
    By Josie Thaddeus-Johns
  3. science of us
    I Miss Having IdeasCome back.
    By Katie Heaney
  4. write it
    How These Writers Got a Literary AgentEight writers on finding the best person to represent their work.
    By the Cut
  5. write it
    How Professional Writers Deal With RejectionSeven writers talk about how they keep moving forward.
    By the Cut
  6. write it
    What Drives Me to Write?I’ve been thinking more about how and why I want to express the things that feel so urgent.
    By Lydia Kiesling
  7. write it
    The Writer’s Job Is to Pay AttentionI don’t have to make sense of the world, but I do have to observe it.
    By Lynn Steger Strong
  8. write it
    You Wrote It and Now You Know It SucksEight writers describe throwing out writing.
    By the Cut
  9. write it
    Revision Is My GodImprove your work, and maybe your soul.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  10. write it
    So You Want to Write?Nine professional writers offer advice.
    By the Cut
  11. write it
    Writing Probably Won’t Pay the BillsSix professional writers talk finances.
    By the Cut
  12. write it
    How to Write When You’re Not Sure About AnythingNot trusting my gut hasn’t stopped me.
    By Naima Coster
  13. write it
    To Be a Writer I Have to Write Every DayIt’s not true for everyone, but it is true for me.
    By Jasmine Guillory
  14. science of us
    How Losing Sleep Messes With CreativityAmong the many reasons to adopt an 8:45 bedtime …
    By Edith Zimmerman
  15. motherhood
    When Writers Become MothersAnd how my own mother helped me become both.
    By Laura June
  16. 10% better
    The Imaginative Powers of a Brain on AutopilotJust relax.
    By Kristin Wong
  17. Here’s Why You Should Let Go of Your Old, Half-Baked IdeasEither start writing the novel or accept that you’re never going to. Just don’t let the idea keep languishing.
    By Cari Romm
  18. Pretending You’re Someone Else Can Make You More CreativeIt’s called “psychological halloweenism.”
    By Susie Neilson
  19. This Is the Age When Your Brain Is at Its Most RandomThe ability to break out of normal thought patterns is a key part of creativity.
    By Sarah Watts
  20. science of us
    How Thinking Like a Little Kid Can Keep You Sharp As You AgeAs we get older, we focus more on specialized knowledge than broader learning. A new paper argues that’s slowing us down.
    By Kristin Wong
  21. Another Way That Being Too Busy Is Making Your Life WorseGiving your mind time to wander is a key part of creativity.
    By Cari Romm
  22. People With This Trait Literally See the World DifferentlyA cool new study on vision and personality.
    By Cari Romm
  23. Creativity Is the Heart of the Human ExperienceDon’t let the 24-hour news cycle and the drudgery of daily life mislead you. On the whole, humans are creative and collaborative, not corrupt.
    By Agustin Fuentes
  24. Why It’s So Hard to Get People to Take Your Creative Ideas Seriously(Let’s first assume your creative ideas are also good ideas.)
    By Melissa Dahl
  25. The Most Creative People Are Also the Least Afraid of DeathThere’s a certain type of person who tends to be more chill about this whole mortality thing.
    By Cari Romm
  26. To Be Happier, Do One Creative Thing Every DayIt doesn’t have to be anything big.
    By Cari Romm
  27. careers
    Breakthrough Success Depends on Your Productivity, Not Your AgeIt’s about hustle.
    By Drake Baer
  28. Test Your Creativity: What Do These 3 Words Have in Common?One for the puzzle lovers.
    By Ashley Wu and Cari Romm
  29. You Can Write Your Way Out of an Emotional Funk. Here’s How.It takes 20 minutes.
    By Susan David
  30. Some Neuroscientists Scanned Sting’s Brain to Help Them Understand CreativityThey’ll be watching him.
    By Cari Romm
  31. Free Advice: Use the Very First Hour of Your Day for Creative WorkDo it for the smugness.
    By Melissa Dahl
  32. Why Do So Many Artists Have Synesthesia?Exploring the link between this cross-wiring of the senses and creativity.
    By Jacoba Urist
  33. How to Make the Most of a Scattered Attention SpanIt’s a great state of mind for generating new ideas.
    By Melissa Dahl
  34. Introducing the Green Eggs and Ham Hypothesis of CreativityDr. Seuss delivers.
    By Melissa Dahl
  35. Turns Out You Really Do Think Brilliant Thoughts in the ShowerResearch shows that sudden flashes of insight are often right.
    By Cari Romm
  36. girls to the front
    Teen Girls Get a New, Much-Needed Space for Creative ExpressionTalking to the founder of School of Doodle.
    By Dayna Evans
  37. cut cover story
    Is Parenthood the Enemy of Creative Work?A portrait of the artist as a young mom.
    By Kim Brooks
  38. encounter
    152 Minutes With the Chief Priestess of CreativityJulia Cameron, the author of The Artist’s Way, has been unlocking our inner spirits for more than two decades.
    By David Marchese
  39. Psychologists Discovered a Simple Thing You Can Do When You Run Out of IdeasThe gist is this: You’re more creative than you think.
    By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
  40. Having Two Bosses for One Company Is Maybe Not the Best IdeaCreativity suffers, according to a large study of the world’s top fashion designers.
    By Melissa Dahl
  41. creativity
    How Easily Distracted Are You?Plus, some good news for those with distractible minds.
    By Melissa Dahl and Sarah Ruddy
  42. creativity
    A Neuroscientist Patiently Explains the Allure of the Adult Coloring BookThe psychological draw of a task that feels creative, but doesn’t actually involve creating anything new.
    By Jordan Gaines Lewis
  43. recommendations
    This Terrible Self-Help Book Is Actually Making Me a Better ArtistJoin me: Surrender to The Artist’s Way.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  44. creativity
    3 Insights From a New Book About CreativityThey mostly boil down to this: It’s about the process, not the results.  
    By Melissa Dahl
  45. productivity
    A Google Exec on How to Organize Your WorkweekDon’t expect too much of your Friday self, for one.
    By Melissa Dahl
  46. life finds a way
    Not Surprisingly, People Use Airbnb to Get LaidWhat isn’t a hookup app?
    By Allison P. Davis
  47. creativity
    A Writer-Slash-Neuroscientist on How Science Informs His FictionThere are more parallels between what happens in the lab and on the page than you might think. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  48. creativity
    Solve Your Next Creative Problem by Solving a Jigsaw Puzzle FirstA nerdy solution to a persistent problem.
    By Melissa Dahl
  49. advice
    Ask Polly: Am I a Boring, Empty, Soulless Fake?Even if you were, what would that mean?
    By Heather Havrilesky
  50. creativity
    Elizabeth Gilbert on the Link Between Creativity and CuriosityInstead of following your passion, maybe check out where your curiosity’s headed.
    By Melissa Dahl
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