Issue 3, creative genius

This week, we’re unlocking the secrets of creative genius. What makes someone a creative genius? Is it a gift bestowed upon a select few, or something that can be cultivated in each of us? Let's explore the nature of creative genius together, examining how talent, practice, and unconventional thinking contribute to groundbreaking creativity.

"Allowing [...] one mere person to believe that [they are] the source of all divine, creative, unknowable, eternal mystery is just a smidge too much responsibility to put on one fragile, human psyche."

Elizabeth Gilbert, author

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, and Big Magic, explores the concept of creative genius. She challenges the traditional notion of creativity that implies that rare people are geniuses, and instead suggests that everyone has a genius within.

"A mind that is too full of information has no space for inspiration."

James McCrae, author, poet and teacher

'Why Isn’t Everyone Doing This?' host Emily Fletcher talks with James McCrae about tapping into your creative potential. James, the mind behind the popular Instagram account Words Are Vibrations, discusses his creative journey and his belief that everyone can be a creative genius.

"The difference between talent and genius is that the artistic genius can express feelings that are beyond their own experiences."

William Hazlitt, essayist and philosopher

This BigThink article delves into the roles of innate talent, relentless practice, and the ability to break conventions in defining genius.

Alter. Alter ego

Have you ever looked at a successful person and asked—"how do they do it?". Perhaps you've witnessed top athletes or successful business people perform at their peak under pressure and wondered what their secret is. It might just lie in the creation of a heroic alter ego.

practice

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