Annie Murphy Paul

RT @LSXfellowship: In the latest edition of her Science of Creativity newsletter, #LSX alum @anniemurphypaul explains how intense exercise…

In today's Science of Creativity newsletter: Novelist Haruki Murakami runs "in order to acquire a void"—a state of consciousness in which the judging, inhibiting part of the brain goes temporarily offline. https://t.co/8fNLgPiat3

What do you think—does it look like me?

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New episode, out today! 🎙️ We talk to journalist & bestselling author @anniemurphypaul about how the “extended #mind” can help us #flourish, based on Annie's 2021 book, The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain. #extendedmind #flourish #flourishfm #flourishing https://t.co/a7KE5nA4lj

RT @BrianLevenson: On last week's episode of the pod, @anniemurphypaul and I talked anything and everything creativity, including how it is…

"Creativity can be understood as the act of feeling around within the space of what our human brains and bodies are physically able to process—and, in addition, what our brains and bodies experience as inherently appealing and engaging." https://t.co/7Z3ZCnLdRG

This made me laugh! Thank you, Liz.

RT @BrianLevenson: Had a great time chatting with acclaimed science writer @anniemurphypaul on today's episode of the Intentional Performer…

It was my great pleasure to work on this episode of Hidden Brain with Daniel Willingham—a brilliant cognitive scientist and a wonderful human being. Give it a listen—Dan is so funny and insightful on the topic of memory. https://t.co/mjIPVxMhJ7

It's often assumed that conflict and criticism shut down creativity. But handled correctly, they can supercharge the process of generating original ideas. In today's Science of Creativity newsletter: https://t.co/vRyXbGmPrC

"The meaning of a word or sentence is intimately related to the human body: people’s abilities to act, to perceive and to have emotions." Two cognitive scientists explain why ChatGPT doesn't have human-like intelligence: https://t.co/Be3xszAL6j

Artist Franz Kline painted so prolifically that he used the pages of telephone books as his canvases—and he could go through a whole telephone book in a single night. He was deeply exploring a restricted idea space—an important path to creativity: https://t.co/Wcw6p2GOD1

We're all familiar with the insight model of creativity. An idea comes to us, apparently effortlessly, often while we’re not even working—we might be taking a shower or going for a walk. But there's another path to creativity—one involving persistence. https://t.co/Wcw6p2GOD1

I've pulled together the first 15 posts from the Science of Creativity newsletter. Feel free to peruse! https://t.co/gEbIvRqtbj

Austin—wow. The Extended Mind talks a lot about about "cognitive loops." I feel like the ideas in my book have made a loop through your mind and have come out enriched.

Austin Kleon @austinkleon

Doodles while reading @anniemurphypaul’s THE EXTENDED MIND — this book affirmed a lot of what I do in my creative life and pulled together a lot of things for me in a new way. Will write about it soon. https://t.co/irKQ7JKoB1