It’s not as hard as you think Kids are born unique in some ways and shaped by their environment in others. Although there is more and more evidence that we can change our brains, and in some ways, even our personalities, there is still that thing deep down inside that makes you, you. We can…
Dopamine is getting a lot of blame for addiction, but dopamine is necessary to life, movement, and motivation. When animals were deprived of dopamine, they stopped eating, if dopamine was not injected into their brains, they died of starvation, they simply did not have enough motivation to eat. (Nora Volkow, video link later in article)…
Creativity is not optional if you want to thrive. Learn it, Write it, Make it. Learn First, we often misunderstand what it takes to be creative. You need empty spaces to create in. A blank canvas, a blank page, a blank bit of time you have set aside. But there is one thing that needs…
A Treatise Against Pretending Messiness is an Ingredient of the Creativity Equation A Treatise Against Pretending Messiness is an Ingredient of the Creativity Equation My son took the PSAT this year. He read a passage arguing that messy spaces are good for creativity. He thought it was interesting but wondered if it was true. I…
Through the Eyes of a Highly Creative Teen Through the Eyes of a Highly Creative Teen This morning I was sharing some tidbits of a news article, mostly because the article was ridiculous. It reported nothing new and could not seem to develop a single idea, instead, jumping about randomly. This was published online at…
Mindset is Everything, How to Keep Yours in the Right Place Mindset is Everything, How to Keep Yours in the Right Place It is easy to get carried away with the externals of life. We think they somehow matter more, or have a greater impact on us because we can touch them, see them, hear…
Making Goals Mean More Making Goals Mean More Going to the why behind your goals can keep you going when the daily grind needed to meet the goal gets tough. The castle of our goals seems pretty and sparkly and fun when we set the goal. We think we also understand that it will be…