from make-believe to must-achieve: how adulting killed our creativity
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part 2 (of 5):

The 4 Life Stages of Creativity

But First, Here's What We Know:
Recap of Part 1 (of 5): What Creativity Is (and isn’t)
  1. Creativity is a cognitive (thinking) process someone uses to produce something original, authentic, and useful, either to find or to solve a problem, or to experience the concept of Flow
  2. Since creativity is a thinking process (and not some magical skill only people with talent in the arts possess), it can be taught to and learned by anyone, at any age, in any industry
  3. Creativity is the first step in the innovation process.  Creativity is ideation - the generating and honing of ideas.  Innovation is the actual execution of said ideas
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part 2 (of 5): the 4 life stages of creativity

Reality Check 2 - As we enter adulthood, our perceived need or use for creativity decreases - but it’s actually when we need it most.

Creativity isn't static.

It's a dynamic force that evolves throughout our lifetime.

This video essay reveals how our creative potential shifts across four distinct life stages that I’ve identified, offering an eye-opening pathway to understanding and maximizing your creative capacity.

Together, we’ll discover how creativity evolves from birth to end of life, revealing:
  • When creativity naturally peaks and fades
  • Issues impacting creativity in each life stage
  • Practical strategies to nurture creativity throughout our lifespan
  • How external experiences directly impact our creative potential
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let's recap:

We just uncovered how creativity becomes systematically suppressed during the Conformative Creativity stage.

This is the period spanning the first two decades of adulthood that profoundly changes our relationship with creative expression.

Now, let’s look beneath the surface at the personal and professional impacts that result.
up next: part 3 (of 5)

The Professional Spillover of Personal Creativity Scarcity

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