Elizabeth Gilbert: Your elusive creative genius

http://www.ted.com "Eat, Pray, Love" Author Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

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[Kent Graziano]

Explains that odd feeling when you look back or read something brilliant that you wrote in the past and ask "who wrote that?" and wonder how in the world you ever came up with it in the first place.

[baltman84]

The poetic justice in this talk is so beautiful. In expressing her frustration about this elusive creative genius she herself has transcended. Ole!

[tin sem]

will said. . .

[penovYT]

Well, this must be why and how faith begun. A way to keep a fragile human mind sane.

[R3dTi3nJ3ans]

To the ego that wants more and more, this is a meme that cannot be passed up.To those that know there is no ego, a beautiful and useful meme nontheless.Rare.

[takaditakadang]

Absolutely brilliant, thank you Elizabeth Gilbert's daemon

[takaditakadang]

Well...it was. You mad?

[Steve Harrison]

"Everybody knew your Genius was kinda lame." HAH! Love it.

[jellybowz]

Amazing! This is just the answer I've been looking for to face the difficulties in my studies. Thank you Elizabeth!

[brainstoreapp]

I love this idea of looking at creativity as a separate divine being that's independent from you.

Takes a lot of stress away. )

This video was one of my big inspirations for the Brainstore