Archive for May, 2008
Is a Great Soup ‘More Creative’ Than a Good Song or Painting?
2 Comments Published by Andrew Leigh May 22nd, 2008 in Creativity, Musings & Rants.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
My head’s in a spin. I just came across the following quote from the great psychologist Abraham Maslow:
A first rate soup is more creative than a second rate painting.
Is it?
There are all sorts of ways of looking at this. I guess that certainly the [...]
Increase your sense of wellbeing in three simple steps
5 Comments Published by Andrew Leigh May 7th, 2008 in Happiness, Success, Uncategorized.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
I’ve been doing a lot of reading about attaining enhanced wellbeing – about what brings people a sense of fulfilment, meaning and peace. All at once my thoughts crystallized into this simple formula that cuts to the essence of how to increase your sense of lifelong wellbeing.
Despite [...]
Sideways Saying # 4 – There Aren’t Enough Hours in the Day
2 Comments Published by Andrew Leigh May 1st, 2008 in Musings & Rants, Sideways Sayings.Creative Development for Artists, Writers and all Artistic Creativity
Oh… I have a strange relationship with this one. I don’t believe it and I do believe it. Potentially I have way too many things to do in each twenty four hours but these days I’m much, much better at being satisfied with what I have done. [...]
