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Intellectual giftedness

Do You Have To Be “Gifted and Talented” To Be Creative?

Do You Have To Be “Gifted and Talented” To Be Creative?

“What about your very unique talents… that rare ability you have to yodel while break-dancing?”
What does it mean to be “talented” or “gifted” and how do identity and intelligence relate to being creative?
Thos…

Filed Under: Identity Tagged With: being creative, Carol Dweck, Cheryl M. Ackerman, creative expression, Deirdre V. Lovecky, Genius, Gifted Development Center, Gifted education, giftedness, Intellectual giftedness, Intelligence, Scott Barry Kaufman, Willem Kuipers
By Douglas Eby: Resume | Facebook/The Creative Mind page

Growing up exceptional: Emma Watson on being smart

Growing up exceptional: Emma Watson on being smart

Covering up, not acknowledging, or discounting our talents and abilities is something many high ability people do – perhaps especially girls. Sally M. Reis, Ph.D. found that “gifted girls do not want to be considered different from their friends and same-age peers. Indeed, a tendency exists for many females, regardless of age, to try to […]

Filed Under: Creative Women, Identity Tagged With: Emma Watson, identity, Intellectual giftedness, Kathleen Noble, Sally M. Reis, self-concept
By Douglas Eby: Resume | Facebook/The Creative Mind page

Intensity and Being Creative

Intensity and Being Creative

A personality trait that may often accompany high sensitivity (experienced by many, or most, creative people) is high intensity. You can see some forms of intensity in many actors and musicians. Jodie Foster once commented about Russell Crowe, “He has that glacier intensity.” From post: Working With Your Intensity Through Creative Expression. [Photo: Crowe in […]

Filed Under: Developing Multiple Talents book Tagged With: Cheryl Arutt, Christine Fonseca, Creative Artist, gifted, giftedness, Intellectual giftedness, Intelligence, intensity, Jennifer Lawrence, Kazimierz Dabrowski, Michael M. Piechowski, Nicole Kidman, overexcitability, Personality psychology, Susan Daniels, Willem Kuipers
By Douglas Eby: Resume | Facebook/The Creative Mind page

‘Some said I had rare insight, others thought I was crazy.’

‘Some said I had rare insight, others thought I was crazy.’

Being exceptional may cause a variety of reactions; some of those responses are supportive, but others can discourage or discount people with high ability.
“I got that whole precocious thing [as a child]. I had no reason to doubt my own abilities or …

Filed Under: Identity Tagged With: Deborah L. Ruf, Diane Lane, Intellectual giftedness, Intelligence quotient
By Douglas Eby: Resume | Facebook/The Creative Mind page

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