Wired to Create：Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind

Isitpossibletomakesenseofsomethingaselusiveascreativity?BasedonpsychologistScottBarryKaufman’sgroundbreakingresearchandCarolynGregoire’spopulararticleintheHuffingtonPost，WiredtoCreateoffersaglimpseinsidethe“messyminds”ofhighlycreativepeople.Revealingthelatestfindingsinneuroscienceandpsychology，alongwithengagingexamplesofartistsandinnovatorsthroughouthistory，thebookshinesalightonthepracticesandhabitsofmindthatpromotecreativethinking.KaufmanandGregoireuntangleaseriesofparadoxes—likemindfulnessanddaydreaming，seriousnessandplay，opennessandsensitivity，andsolitudeandcollaboration–toshowthatitisbyembracingourowncontradictionsthatweareabletotapintoourdeepestcreativity.Eachchapterexploresoneofthetenattributesandhabitsofhighlycreativepeople：ImaginativePlay*Passion*Daydreaming*Solitude*Intuition*OpennesstoExperience*Mindfulness*Sensitivity*TurningAdversityintoAdvantage*ThinkingDifferentlyWithinsightsfromtheworkandlivesofPabloPicasso，FridaKahlo，MarcelProust，DavidFosterWallace，ThomasEdison，JosephineBaker，JohnLennon，MichaelJackson，musicianThomYorke，chesschampionJoshWaitzkin，video-gamedesignerShigeruMiyamoto，andmanyothercreativeluminaries，WiredtoCreatehelpsusbetterunderstandcreativity–andshowsushowtoenrichthisessentialaspectofourlives.