Are We In Control Of Our Creativity?

June 24, 2020 by Zach Grossfeld in Society & Culture

Since the Renaissance, we have believed that creativity comes from within, but the ancient Greeks and Romans had a different perspective: creativity comes to us as a spirit. In this TED Talk, Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray Love, tells us how she’s shifted her view on creative genius for the better.

Keeping The Faith In Humanity: A Letter From E.B. White

March 30, 2020 by Zach Grossfeld in Society & Culture

The following is a letter written by acclaimed author E.B. White (published in Letters of Note) replying to Mr. Nadeau, a man who expressed his lack of faith in humanity:

The Non-Zero-Sum Character (from Steven Pressfield's Blog)

March 05, 2020 by Zach Grossfeld in Society & Culture

The following is an excerpt from a blog post by Steven Pressfield describing the “limited resource” view of the zero-sum world versus the “abundance” view of the non-zero-sum world: