Raising gifted kids: helping kids cope with intensity and giftedness
Like many gifted children, my childhood was peppered with incidents of parents and other adults telling me to be calm, or even more devastating, to be ‘normal.’ If adults are […]
View ArticleChildlike creativity: Nurturing Your Creative Mindset
By Cat Robson When I was a child I was always trying to act as grown up as possible. I stifled a lot of my exuberance and creativity to fit […]
View ArticleDeveloping creativity: Orna Ross on meditation
By Cat Robson – I’ve always thought of meditation as something I have to do on the floor with my legs crossed, which is just too darn uncomfortable. In fact, […]
View ArticleNerds. Is it OK to have a beautiful mind?
A review by The Week magazine of the book “Nerds” notes the term was used by Dr. Seuss in one of his books in 1950. “Its actual definition has had […]
View ArticleHow to Avoid Holiday Stress
Especially if you are a highly sensitive person, holiday seasons can bring challenges that may make it harder to keep your emotional equilibrium. In her article “9 Holiday Depression Busters,” […]
View ArticleGina Trapani on work and life meaning and old tech
Gina Trapani is a “Blogger and software developer. Commander in Chief of my one-woman army.” (@ginatrapani profile) In a New York Times interview, she talks about work and purpose, among […]
View ArticleGetting it right: Stifling our innate desire to experiment
“If it’s worth doing it’s worth doing well.” Sounds good, but does the pressure to do something ‘right’ or ‘well’ stimulate us to experiment and grow? As an invention, it […]
View ArticleDaniel Tammet on Labels and Intelligence
An author with autistic savant syndrome, Daniel Tammet thinks the astounding abilities he has, such as being able to recite 22,514 digits of pi from memory, are not due to […]
View ArticleOrna Ross on Developing the Creative Personality
By Cat Robson – In an article of hers, Orna Ross invites us to rid ourselves of self-blame and criticism stemming from misunderstanding our creative abilities. With the help of […]
View ArticleResistance to change
By Cat Robson. Why do I sometimes feel so at odds with myself about making changes in my life? Walking every day, working on my novel, keeping my home organized, […]
View ArticleElaine Aron: Is high sensitivity the same as giftedness?
In one of her newsletter articles, Elaine Aron addressed the differences between giftedness and sensitivity, in both children and adults. She wrote about being the invited speaker at a conference […]
View ArticleUnrecognized Giftedness and Identity
By Cat Robson Embracing our identity as gifted and talented is not easy for many of us to do. Why is this so tough? What beliefs about giftedness get in […]
View ArticleGifted adults in the workplace: Nerds or heroes or misfits
By Cat Robson I’ve always been embarrassed by my history on the job. So many failed idealistic attempts to change things. So many years working at jobs where I didn’t […]
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