The Creativity Workshop

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Creativity Articles

How to unlock writer’s block

How to unlock writer’s block By LaDonna Witmer, Creativity Workshop past participant The blank page of paper, staring back at you. The blinking cursor on the screen, waiting, waiting, waiting. When you first sit down to write, all that empty space can be intimidating — it is for me, and I write for a living. Although I’m […]

How to unlock writer's block By LaDonna Witmer, Creativity Workshop past participant The blank page of paper, staring back at you. The blinking cursor on the screen, waiting, waiting,...
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My Experience at the Creativity Workshop, NYC

My Experience at the Creativity Workshop, NYC By Dan Erickson, on his blog danerickson.net I recently went to New York City for a four-day creativity workshop. It was a wonderful experience. You might wonder why someone as creative as I am would go to a workshop on creativity. Let me explain: First, it’s never a […]

My Experience at the Creativity Workshop, NYC By Dan Erickson, on his blog danerickson.net I recently went to New York City for a four-day creativity workshop. It was a wonderful experience....
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We are born creative geniuses and the education system dumbs us down, according to NASA scientists

By Coert Engels

We are born creative geniuses and the education system dumbs us down, according to NASA scientists By Coert Engels Our natural creative genius is stifled from the time we are born. At...
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Does Having a Day Job Mean Making Better Art?

By Katy Waldman

Does Having a Day Job Mean Making Better Art? By Katy Waldman ONCE UPON A time, artists had jobs. And not “advising the Library of Congress on its newest Verdi acquisition” jobs, but job...
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Creativity quotes

Creativity Quotes

Creativity quotes “Don’t give up on books. They feel so good – their friendly heft. The sweet reluctance of their pages when you turn them with your sensitive fingertips. A large part...
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Why Digital Note-Taking will Never Replace the Physical Journal

by Bradford Morrow, Literary Hub

Why Digital Note-Taking will Never Replace the Physical Journal By Bradford Morrow Hemingway had his Moleskine notebooks, Kafka his “Blue Octavos. Wordsworth had his “Lakes” Notebook,...
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The beginning of silent reading changed humans’ interior life

By Thu-Huong Ha

The beginning of silent reading changed humans' interior life By Thu-Huong Ha People think of reading as the introvert’s hobby: A quiet activity for a person who likes quiet, save for the...
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The mistake of seeing only some jobs as creative

by Corinne Purtill, Quartz Magazine

The mistake of seeing only some jobs as creative By Corinne Purtill Before he was a MacArthur Fellow, or a Man Booker Prize recipient, or the person David Foster Wallace named the most...
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Why Med Schools Are Requiring Art Classes

by Casey Lesser

Why Med Schools Are Requiring Art Classes By Casey Lesser “What the heck does Impressionist art have to do with medical communication?” It’s a question that Dr. Michael Flanagan often...
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The Creative Academic

by Janelle Ward, Inside Higher Ed

The Creative Academic By Janelle Ward I'm going to teach the same class and write the same paper for the rest of my career. I realized this about six years ago, as a tenure-track assistant...
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Tamir Greenberg
Tamir Greenberg, Award Winning Poet and Playwright, Tel Aviv, Israel
“The Creativity Workshop in New York went beyond my expectations both times I took it. It really helped me to listen to my instincts and emotions ag...
Patricia Lancaster
Ph.D. Dean Emerita of the Hamilton Holt School and Professor Emerita of French, Rollins College, FL
“A perfect blend of relaxation and stimulation. The assignments fostered discovery and creativity, yet left us plenty of time to enjoy the wonders o...