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Creating new habits = essential for innovation; old habits remain, but can be lessened (if bad,eg.) by new habits. QUOTE: ...brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel synaptic paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new, innovative tracks. Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can instead direct our own change by consciously developing new habits. In fact, the more new things we try — the more we step outside our comfort zone — the more inherently creative we become, both in the workplace and in our personal lives. UNQUOTE This reminds me very much of SEED magazine's 2006 article, The Reinvention of the Self," by Jonah Lehrer, which profiled the work of Prof. Elizabeth Gould. http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2006/02/the_reinvention_of_the_self.php?page=all&p=y

Tags: psychology, brain, habits, innovation, success, business on 2008-05-10 -All Annotations (0) -About

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Very true and very "LOL" column by The Brazen Careerist on "self discipline" and the "happiness" movement. Maybe I'd be have more energy if I just succumbed to my rudderless inner slob...

Tags: brazen_careerist, happiness, humour, penelope_trunk, positive_psychology, psychology, selfdiscipline on 2008-02-12 -All Annotations (0) -About

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References to a "creative underclass" and "roiling Schadenfreude" of course set off bells for anyone familiar with the Victoria BC scene, which has long sustained itself on highly creative (often volatile) people living on substandard wages. True, that might be the only thing Victoria and NYC have in common, but the socially determined psychology suggested by the author's intro makes me want to read this with an eye on our local scene. We have in this city "a huge cheering section for failure," as a local commentator once put it, and maybe Grigoriadis's article will shed light on how that happens.

Tags: creatives, psychology, reference, schadenfreude, vanessa_grigoriadis, victoria on 2008-01-25 and saved by3 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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