By Joan Acocella — 2015
What’s behind stagefright?
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CLEAR ALL
it's not just a stereotype of the "tortured artist" -- artists really may be more complicated people. Research has suggested that creativity involves the coming together of a multitude of traits, behaviors and social influences in a single person.
Creative people are able to juggle seemingly contradictory modes of thought—cognitive and emotional, deliberate and spontaneous.
You have to “turn it off” to “turn it on” when it matters most.
Frenzied executives who fidget through meetings, lose track of their appointments, and jab at the “door close” button on the elevator aren’t crazy—just crazed. They suffer from a newly recognized neurological phenomenon that the author, a psychiatrist, calls attention deficit trait, or ADT.
Psychologist Rick Hanson discusses how to strengthen our capacity for wisdom, peace, and enlightenment.
Dr. Richard Davidson explains that well-being is a skill that can be practiced and strengthened.
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