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Maslow’s Hierarchy (For Creatives): How Creative People Screw Up Their Own Happiness

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is one of the most groundbreaking theories of human psychology. It posits that human needs are hierarchical. We must satisfy the lower needs before we can satisfy the higher needs. There are 5 groups of humans needs. Listen to this episode of the Kaizen Creativity Podcast here: From the lowest to

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Amor Fati: Love Your Fate

Today, we’re doing a special episode for Valentine’s Day. I want to take this as an opportunity to introduce you to my all-time favorite technique. I call it a technique because you can choose to pick it up or put it down whenever you like, but it’s really a lot more than that. When applied

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Mindfulness: Getting Clarity On Your Creative Projects

It’s one of the most important skills out there, yet it’s also the most difficult. Mindfulness has so many implications to our lives, both inside and outside of creativity. Mindfulness is about taking control of how we perceive the world. We override the automatic behaviors that dominate our daily life and, instead, we view the

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Imagination: Blessing or Curse?

There are 2 aspects of imagination: there’s a cognitive aspect (“what” you are thinking) and an emotional aspect (“how” you’re thinking those thoughts). What you think and how you feel are intimately linked. Here’s how imagination can lead to creativity, happiness, or depression …   Imagination Imagination is your brain’s ability to pull images, ideas,

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