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Douglas Eby, M.A., is a writer and researcher on the psychological aspects of creative expression... Full Bio
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Can Tetris or other games enhance your brain? by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness From Your brain on Tetris, The Week magazine, Sep 25, 2009 Playing Tetris, the classic computer game, actually enlarges your brain, scientists say.The game, which turns 25 thi ... Read on »
Highly sensitive personality: normalcy and wholeness by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness In her The Highly Sensitive Person, Elaine Aron, PhD notes that the subject of the book are people at “the extreme end of the dimension of sensitivity,” but she adds, “..for m ... Read on »
Elyn Saks will use MacArthur Grant for more advocacy for those suffering from mental illness by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness From article: Artist Mark Bradford, USC’s Elyn Saks win MacArthur grants, By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times, September 22, 2009. USC law professor Elyn Saks is among th ... Read on »
Georgia O’Keeffe: “I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught... by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness “I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me…shapes and ideas so near to me…so natural to my way of being and thinking that it hasn’t occurred to me t ... Read on »
Video training for coaches by Terri Levine by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Terri Levine of the Coach Institute is offering a series of free videos on how to be a better coach, get more clients, and make more money.See her promo video at Coaching Reso ... Read on »
Developing creativity with less thinking, more being by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Our creativity can benefit from cutting down on unessential rational thinking. The following video includes comments by actors Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jenna Gavigan, and sculpt ... Read on »
Morty Lefkoe on dealing with self-limiting beliefs by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Also see articles by Morty Lefkoe.A profile by the Institute of Noetic Sciences notes that Lefkoe “made a series of discoveries that allowed him to help people make permanent ... Read on »
Judith Orloff, MD on intuition versus fear by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness In her article How to Tell the Difference Between Fear and Intuition, Judith Orloff, M.D. writes, “True intuitions will never put you down or support destructive attitudes or ... Read on »
Brad Swift and Dee Wallace on purpose, ego and creating by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness This audio clip is from the Living & Working On Purpose show, hosted by Brad Swift, founder of the Life on Purpose Institute.One of the themes of the much longer podcast is ho ... Read on »
Scarlett Johansson and Eric Maisel on stage fright by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Scarlett Johansson says she feels panic when she thinks about performing her songs live. The actress and singer recently collaborated with Pete Yorn for their new ‘ Break Up ... Read on »
video on The smARTist Telesummit by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness The smARTist Telesummit 2009 packageProfessional Keynote Presentations on a range of critical Art Career strategies by 11 Experts and successful Artists.MP3 Recordings of all ... Read on »
We do not fear being called meticulous by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness “We do not fear being called meticulous, inclining as we do to the view that only the exhaustive can be truly interesting.” — Thomas Mann, The Magic MountainPhoto: FBI Agent D ... Read on »
Mad To Live – the attitude and the foundation by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness This is by Kristin from the Candy Sandwich blog. See some related TalentDevelop links at the end.“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to ... Read on »
Freeing yourself from pressure – Brad Swift on purpose and simplicity by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness In Through the Looking-Glass, the Red Queen “takes Alice on a wild run through the countryside. But no matter how fast Alice runs she can’t seem to get anywhere.“Finally, brea ... Read on »
Advice from Successful Entrepreneurs – video interviews by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Valerie Young, Dreamer in Residence at ChangingCourse, joined Yanik Silver and Maverick Business Adventures on an extreme business trip, and interviewed some members of the ex ... Read on »
To develop talents and even a new vocation, keep exploring your interests by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness C ollecting stuff – both physically and mentally – can fuel our creative work and motivation, and also help us realize what interests we have that could be used for new job po ... Read on »
Talented women underestimating or stifling their abilities by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness High Intelligence Specialist Deborah L. Ruf, Ph.D. comments in her book Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind about some of the factors in why there are fewer eminent ... Read on »
Developing multiple talents: 5 year old singer, actor Kaitlyn Maher by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness From article: At 5, singer hits high notes in her career, by Catherine Cheney, Los Angeles Times September 4, 2009Kaitlyn Maher was a finalist on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ and h ... Read on »
Mental health and personal growth – depression as an adaptation by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness According to The National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 21 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of people 18 and older in a given year, have a mood disord ... Read on »
SelfGrowth video: Change Your Life in 5 Minutes or Less by Douglas E. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Quotes from SelfGrowth page for the video :“We all know that there are brief events that can change our lives forever. Winning the lottery. Meeting the love of your life.“We b ... Read on »