Top Ten Myths about Creativity

Solitary geniuses and mad creatives make good fiction but research shows the truth about creativity is more prosaic.
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Solitary geniuses and mad creatives make good fiction but research shows the truth about creativity is more prosaic.


Some people wrap their identity in an idea that creativity justifies (or demands) their excesses. Others write creativity off as a gift they have never and could never own.

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Sarah Coffee
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Sarah Coffee is a Melbourne writer who is completing a PhD on creativity.