What’s Creative?

Stories trump statistics. The more you want something to be true, the more likely you are going to believe a story that overestimates the odds of it being true.

• The more you want something to be true, the more likely you are to believe a story that overestimates the od...

Creativity is often thought of as creating something unique. But, most of what we experience as "new" is simply old stuff presented in fresh or unexpected ways.

Creative work also adds some kind of value to the world. If something is novel but doesn't add ...

For any problem, the more apparent solutions will be discovered first, perhaps because you have encountered it previously. Generating the initial ideas feels very rewarding. Further ideas will come slower and require much more effort. This gives the impression that your creativity is ...