Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, a Senior Research Scientist on Creativity at Yale and author of 'The Creativity Choice,' dives deep into the essence of creativity. She discusses how mindset impacts our ability to turn ideas into action and the importance of making decisions repeatedly, even in the face of challenges. Zorana highlights the power of emotions, the role of curiosity in problem-solving, and the social nature of creativity. Listeners gain insight into overcoming obstacles and embracing the journey of creativity for personal growth.
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Creative Paradox: Vulnerable Yet Resilient
Creative individuals often exhibit paradoxical traits: more psychological vulnerabilities yet greater resilience.
This balance allows them to handle stress and anxiety while engaging in creative work.
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Two-Part Definition of Creativity
Creativity involves originality and effectiveness according to a standard scientific definition.
An original work must also be appropriate or useful to some goal, explicit or implicit.
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Build Confidence by Starting Small
Begin creative projects even with low confidence; start with enough fuel to get going.
Confidence builds incrementally by completing tasks and making progress over time.
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Drawing on decades of research, Zorana Ivcevic Pringle explores the intersection of creativity, emotions, and decision-making. The book likely addresses how emotional intelligence influences creative processes and how individuals can make intentional choices to cultivate creativity in personal and professional contexts. It may incorporate practical strategies for using arts and emotional skills to enhance innovation.
Todays guest is Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, a Senior Research Scientist on Creativity at Yale University and author of the book The Creativity Choice, The Science of Making Decisions to Turn ideas into action.
Zorana brings insights into the nature of the creative process, from the first decision to engage with new ideas to its culmination in creative performances and products.
The science of creativity shows that the key to successful creativity is the decision to act—and then deciding to act again and again, despite any physical, mental, or emotional obstacles, until ideas take shape and come to life. She shares some of the hidden parts of the creative process – from what it takes to get started on the journey of doing something with our ideas, to choosing which ideas to pursue to finding ways to persist when encountering inevitable difficulties along the way. I asked about the biggest obstacles and she shared that we need strategies of problem finding and harnessing the power of emotions to persist through slumps and creative blocks. Finally, creativity is social even when it appears not to be. It’s no surprise that mindset makes a huge difference in how we stick with our creative process. Creativity is often misunderstood, but can enrich both our personal lives and the lives of others.
There are lot’s of great nuggets here.
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