It’s amazing how many people I talk to who tell me they want to create a new blog, write a book, start a new business, change careers, make something new.
Find out how very realistic human-looking robots or computer avatars tend to elicit negative feelings in human observers.
I’m sure you've heard the saying before: “Do what you love and the money will follow.” Sometimes the money does follow when you do what you love. Sometimes the magic works. But most of the time, it does not.
While these creative or "Aha!" moments often are associated with scientific discoveries and inventions, most people occasionally feel the thrill of insight when a solution that had eluded them suddenly becomes obvious.
How many times have you spent hours slaving over an impossible problem, only to take a break and then easily solve the problem, sometimes within minutes of looking at it again?
Sometimes immersing yourself in the creative world of people doing amazing things can bring unexpected results.
Calling it a ‘right brain’ phenomenon is too simple, researchers say It takes two to tango. Two hemispheres of your...
Fame is attention -- and with enough attention you can generate passive income. Monetizing fame is actually pretty easy.
“From now on, I’ll connect the dots my own way.” – Bill Watterson Goodness knows I’ve put in my share of...
Lying about performance on one task may increase creativity on a subsequent task by making people feel less bound by conventional rules, according to research.
Iconoclasts are individuals who do things that others say can't be done.
Just being in the same room as greatness can inspire you to new levels of the possible.
But after studying common roadblocks to problem-solving, a cognitive psychology researcher has developed a toolkit for enhancing anyone's skills.
Creativity is often made out to be a nebulous, messy, complicated, difficult thing, and it can be. But it doesn't have to be.
Gretchen Rubin is a published author who wrote 'The Happiness Project' -- a memoir about how test-driving every principle, tip, theory, and scientific study she could find -- whether from Aristotle or St Therese or Martin Seligman or Oprah.
What if you currently live a very comfortable lifestyle and you have a lot of assets? How can you justify running off to do what truly makes you happy if it might put all your current assets at risk?
A study finds that men are more likely to share their creative work online than women, despite the fact that women and men engage in creative activities at essentially equal rates.
Why do "Aha!" moments sometimes come easily - and sometimes not at all?
The prolific life has been characterized by abundant inventiveness and limitless creativity, and has been enshrouded in a veil of mystery - the sources of artistic inventiveness are too often viewed as out-of-reach for the average person.
The most common problem faced by anyone trying to create something - no matter what their subject or level of experience - is lack of inspiration.
It's not just in movies where nerds get their revenge.
A team of researchers led by a Michigan State University neuroscientist has created a quick but reliable test that can measure...
Happy individuals are predisposed to seek out and undertake new goals in life and this reinforces positive emotions, say researchers who examined the connections between desirable characteristics, life successes and well-being of over 275,000 people.
Backpackers scored 50 percent better on a creativity test after spending four days in nature disconnected from electronic devices, according to a study by psychologists from the University of Utah and University of Kansas.
People who watch funny videos on the internet at work aren't necessarily wasting time.
Researchers had students think up solutions to problems while acting out various metaphors about creative thinking - and found that the instructions actually worked.
I make a living doing what I love, and doing what you love for a living is fantastic.
We all have days when we’re just not very inspired, when we need passion and creativity breathed into us.
What is a mind map? Put simply, it's a type of diagram, used to help you outline information in a visual format. But really, a mindmap can be anything you need it to be.
Employees who pursue creative activities outside of work may find that these activities boost their performance on the job.