The Best Predictor of Lifelong Creativity

A longitudinal study conducted by Paul Tarns revealed that the best predictor of lifelong creativity and personal fulfillment was not IQ or standardized tests, but rather the extent to which children fell in love with a future image of themselves. Tarns emphasized the importance of listening to people and discovered other predictive variables, such as being happy as a minority of one and holding onto one's ideas despite criticism.

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