Like most fans of Alan Moore's graphic novel Watchmen, I'm looking forward to the feature film version with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. One of the articles that caught my eye while …
Elizabeth Gilbert: Is Creativity Divinely Inspired?
Regular readers of Lateral Action will know we're pretty sceptical about the idea of creative genius. You've probably noticed we preach a gospel of creativity-as-hard-work rather than the proverbial …
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Photo by Canon in 2D OK it's time to spread the link love with another roundup of Lateral Activity elsewhere on the web. If you're wondering how Armageddon the current economic crisis is likely …
The Shakespearean Guide to Entrepreneurship
Photo by JustABoy Everyone knows Shakespeare is the greatest writer in the English language. But did you know he was also a highly successful entrepreneur? Like Dick Whittington, the young …
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Daily Routines of Famous Creative People
Photo by a.drian I discovered a fantastic blog at the weekend -- Daily Routines: How writers, artists, and other interesting people organize their days (via Undead Pixel). It contains what it says on …
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Does Creativity Make You Happy?
One of my favourite writers on creativity is the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. In this video of his TED talk, he explains the concept of flow for which he is famous. Flow is his answer to the …
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