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Creativity works in mysterious and often paradoxical ways. Creative thinking is a
stable, defining characteristic in some personalities, but it may also change based on
situation and context (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-easy-way-to-
increase-c/). Inspiration and ideas often arise seemingly out of nowhere and then fail
to show up when we most need them, and creative thinking requires complex
cognition yet is completely distinct from the thinking process.
Neuroscience paints a complicated picture of creativity
(http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/2013/08/19/the-real-
neuroscience-of-creativity/). As scientists now understand it, creativity is far more
complex than the right-left brain distinction would have us think (the theory being
that left brain = rational and analytical, right brain = creative and emotional). In
fact, creativity is thought to involve a number of cognitive processes, neural pathways
and emotions, and we still don't have the full picture of how the imaginative mind
works.
And psychologically speaking, creative personality types are difficult to pin down,
largely because they're complex, paradoxical and tend to avoid habit or routine. And
it's not just a stereotype of the "tortured artist" -- artists really may be more
complicated people. Research has suggested (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-
barry-kaufman/creative-people_b_829563.html) that creativity involves the coming
together of a multitude of traits, behaviors and social influences in a single person.
"It's actually hard for creative people to know themselves because the creative self is
more complex than the non-creative self," Scott Barry Kaufman, a psychologist at
New York University who has spent years researching creativity, told The Huffington
Post. "The things that stand out the most are the paradoxes of the creative self ...
Imaginative people have messier minds."
While there's no "typical" creative type, there are some tell-tale characteristics and
behaviors of highly creative people. Here are 18 things they do differently.
They daydream.
Creative types know, despite what their third-grade teachers may have said, that
daydreaming is anything but a waste of time.
According to Kaufman and psychologist Rebecca L. McMillan
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/03/mind-wandering_n_4024852.html),
who co-authored a paper titled "Ode To Positive Constructive Daydreaming," mind-
wandering can aid in the process of "creative incubation." And of course, many of us
know from experience that our best ideas come seemingly out of the blue when our
minds are elsewhere.
Although daydreaming may seem mindless, a 2012 study
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/03/mind-
wandering_n_4024852.html)suggested it could actually involve a highly engaged
brain state -- daydreaming can lead to sudden connections and insights because it's
related to our ability to recall information in the face of distractions. Neuroscientists
have also found (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beautiful-
minds/201102/why-daydreamers-are-more-creative) that daydreaming involves the
same brain processes associated with imagination and creativity.
They observe everything.
The world is a creative person's oyster -- they see possibilities everywhere and are
constantly taking in information that becomes fodder for creative expression. As
Henry James is widely quoted
(http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/artfiction.html), a writer is someone on
whom "nothing is lost."
The writer Joan Didion kept a notebook with her at all times, and said that she wrote
down observations about people and events as, ultimately, a way to better understand
the complexities and contradictions of her own mind:
"However dutifully we record what we see around us, the common denominator of
all we see is always, transparently, shamelessly, the implacable 'I,'" Didion wrote in
her essay On Keeping A Notebook (http://www.h-ngm-n.com/storage/didion%20-
%20on%20keeping%20a%20notebook.pdf). "We are talking about something private,
about bits of the minds string too short to use, an indiscriminate and erratic
assemblage with meaning only for its marker."
They work the hours that work for them.
Many great artists have said (http://www.amazon.com/Daily-Rituals-How-Artists-
Work/dp/0307273601) that they do their best work either very early in the morning
or late at night. Vladimir Nabokov started writing immediately after he woke up
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/17/the-first-thing-these-
suc_n_3588482.html) at 6 or 7 a.m., and Frank Lloyd Wright made a practice of
waking up at 3 or 4 a.m. and working for several hours before heading back to bed.
No matter when it is, individuals with high creative output will often figure out what
time it is that their minds start firing up, and structure their days accordingly.
They take time for solitude.
"In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of
solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone," wrote the American existential
psychologist Rollo May
(http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Courage_to_Create.html?
id=Q1UsFy7cNKkC).
Artists and creatives are often stereotyped as being loners, and while this may not
actually be the case, solitude can be the key to producing their best work. For
Kaufman, this links back to daydreaming -- we need to give ourselves the time alone
to simply allow our minds to wander.
"You need to get in touch with that inner monologue to be able to express it," he says.
"It's hard to find that inner creative voice if you're ... not getting in touch with
yourself and reflecting on yourself."
They turn life's obstacles around.
Many of the most iconic stories and songs of all time have been inspired by gut-
wrenching pain and heartbreak -- and the silver lining of these challenges is that they
may have been the catalyst to create great art. An emerging field of psychology called
post-traumatic growth is suggesting that many people are able to use their hardships
and early-life trauma for substantial creative growth. Specifically, researchers have
found (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/2013/05/06/turning-
adversity-into-creative-growth/) that trauma can help people to grow in the areas of
interpersonal relationships, spirituality, appreciation of life, personal strength, and --
most importantly for creativity -- seeing new possibilities in life.
"A lot of people are able to use that as the fuel they need to come up with a different
perspective on reality," says Kaufman. "What's happened is that their view of the
world as a safe place, or as a certain type of place, has been shattered at some point in
their life, causing them to go on the periphery and see things in a new, fresh light, and
that's very conducive to creativity."
They seek out new experiences.
Creative people love to expose themselves to new experiences, sensations and states of
mind -- and this openness is a significant predictor of creative output.
"Openness to experience is consistently the strongest predictor of creative
achievement," says Kaufman. "This consists of lots of different facets, but they're all
related to each other: Intellectual curiosity, thrill seeking, openness to your emotions,
openness to fantasy. The thing that brings them all together is a drive for cognitive
and behavioral exploration of the world, your inner world and your outer world."
They "fail up."
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Resilience is practically a prerequisite for creative success, says Kaufman. Doing
creative work is often described (http://vimeo.com/24715531) as a process of failing
repeatedly until you find something that sticks, and creatives -- at least the successful
ones -- learn not to take failure so personally.
"Creatives fail and the really good ones fail often," Forbes contributor Steven Kotler
wrote (http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenkotler/2012/10/11/einstein-at-the-beach-
the-hidden-relationship-between-risk-and-creativity/) in a piece on Einstein's creative
genius.
They ask the big questions.
Creative people are insatiably curious -- they generally opt to live the examined life,
and even as they get older, maintain a sense of curiosity about life
(http://www.fastcompany.com/3024779/dialed/how-curiosity-cultivates-creativity).
Whether through intense conversation or solitary mind-wandering, creatives look at
the world around them and want to know why, and how, it is the way it is.
They people-watch.
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Observant by nature and curious about the lives of others, creative types often love to
people-watch -- and they may generate some of their best ideas from it.
"[Marcel] Proust spent almost his whole life people-watching, and he wrote down his
observations, and it eventually came out in his books," says Kaufman. "For a lot of
writers, people-watching is very important ... They're keen observers of human
nature."
They take risks.
Part of doing creative work is taking risks, and many creative types thrive off of
taking risks in various aspects of their lives.
"There is a deep and meaningful connection between risk taking and creativity and it's
one that's often overlooked," contributor Steven Kotler wrote in Forbes
(http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenkotler/2012/10/11/einstein-at-the-beach-the-
hidden-relationship-between-risk-and-creativity/). "Creativity is the act of making
something from nothing. It requires making public those bets first placed by
imagination. This is not a job for the timid. Time wasted, reputation tarnished, money
not well spent -- these are all by-products of creativity gone awry."
They view all of life as an opportunity for self-expression.
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Nietzsche believed that one's life and the world should be viewed as a work of art
(http://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/19/books/the-world-as-a-work-of-art.html).
Creative types may be more likely to see the world this way, and to constantly seek
opportunities for self-expression in everyday life.
"Creative expression is self-expression," says Kaufman. "Creativity is nothing more
than an individual expression of your needs, desires and uniqueness."
They follow their true passions.
Creative people tend to be intrinsically motivated (http://books.google.com/books?
hl=en&lr=&id=d1KTEQpQ6vsC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=psychology+study+creativity&ots=Fr4_0fyjyZ&sig=XfXr2RcSmcYfckt2RyQlaIFi0xg#v=onepage&q=intrinsic%20motivation&f=false)
-- meaning that they're motivated to act from some internal desire, rather than a
desire for external reward or recognition. Psychologists have shown that creative
people are energized by challenging activities, a sign of intrinsic motivation, and the
research suggests (http://books.google.com/books?
hl=en&lr=&id=d1KTEQpQ6vsC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=psychology+study+creativity&ots=Fr4_0fyjyZ&sig=XfXr2RcSmcYfckt2RyQlaIFi0xg#v=onepage&q=intrinsic%20motivation&f=false)
that simply thinking of intrinsic reasons to perform an activity may be enough to
boost creativity.
"Eminent creators choose and become passionately involved in challenging, risky
problems that provide a powerful sense of power from the ability to use their talents,"
write M.A. Collins and T.M. Amabile in The Handbook of Creativity
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Kaufman argues that another purpose of daydreaming is to help us to get out of our
own limited perspective and explore other ways of thinking, which can be an
important asset to creative work.
"Daydreaming has evolved to allow us to let go of the present," says Kaufman. "The
same brain network associated with daydreaming is the brain network associated
with theory of mind -- I like calling it the 'imagination brain network' -- it allows you
to imagine your future self, but it also allows you to imagine what someone else is
thinking."
Research has also suggested that inducing "psychological distance"
(http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-easy-way-to-increase-c/) -- that is,
taking another person's perspective or thinking about a question as if it was unreal or
unfamiliar -- can boost creative thinking.
They lose track of the time.
Creative types may find that when they're writing, dancing, painting or expressing
themselves in another way, they get "in the zone," or what's known as a flow state
(http://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_on_flow.html), which can
help them to create at their highest level. Flow is a mental state when an individual
transcends conscious thought to reach a heightened state of effortless concentration
and calmness. When someone is in this state, they're practically immune to any
internal or external pressures and distractions that could hinder their performance.
You get into the flow state when you're performing an activity you enjoy that you're
good at, but that also challenges you -- as any good creative project does.
"[Creative people] have found the thing they love, but they've also built up the skill in
it to be able to get into the flow state," says Kaufman. "The flow state requires a
match between your skill set and the task or activity you're engaging in."
They surround themselves with beauty.
Creatives tend to have excellent taste, and as a result, they enjoy being surrounded by
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A study recently published in the journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the
Arts (http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2013-44713-001/) showed that musicians --
including orchestra musicians, music teachers, and soloists -- exhibit a high
sensitivity and responsiveness to artistic beauty.
They connect the dots.
If there's one thing that distinguishes highly creative people from others, it's the
ability to see possibilities where other don't -- or, in other words, vision. Many great
artists and writers have said that creativity is simply the ability to connect the dots
that others might never think to connect.
In the words of Steve Jobs
(http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.02/jobs_pr.html):
"Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did
something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw
something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were
able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things."
They constantly shake things up.
Diversity of experience, more than anything else, is critical to creativity, says
Kaufman. Creatives like to shake things up, experience new things, and avoid
anything that makes life more monotonous or mundane.
"Creative people have more diversity of experiences, and habit is the killer of diversity
of experience," says Kaufman.
They make time for mindfulness.
Creative types understand the value of a clear and focused mind -- because their work
depends on it. Many artists, entrepreneurs, writers and other creative workers, such as
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tapping into their most creative state of mind.
And science backs up the idea that mindfulness really can boost your brain power in a
number of ways. A 2012 Dutch study
(http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120419102317.htm) suggested that
certain meditation techniques can promote creative thinking. And mindfulness
practices have been linked with improved memory and focus
(http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/05/study-meditation-improves-
memory-attention/275564/), better emotional well-being
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I'm 18 for 18. Daydreaming is central to all of it. I wrote my entire first novel in my
head before I ever sat down to type.
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Me, too,,,
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If you need a check list on how to be creative, you won't be.
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Hahah, thank you!. I found this checklist (and the comments) horribly self-
indulgent. I mean, plenty of people can identify as creative (who wants to identify
as uncreative, really?) but I barely know any truly good writers who make
themselves out to be these creative butterflies that are somehow above the
unwinged insects down below them. Creativity is not a personality type. Creativity is
something anyone can hone and practice and master. It takes time, effort, tears,
self-doubt, and the ability to learn from others, and some people may have been
raised in households that have fostered creativity more than others, but it just
seems silly to draw this distinction. Anyone can be creative. It's not a gift. Just a
learned skill.
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As an artist I have to say fully spot on. I wish all of the teachers that said that I was
"too easily distracted", all of the people who called me "too sensitive", my hyper-
organized friends who can't understand why everything in my house isn't color
coordinated like in a Raymour & Flannigan catalog ("Well! You ARE an artist!" ~
answer : "Exactly, it's called 'eclectic'." could read this article.
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I would like that, too! SOme people will never get that; they want everyone to fit into
the same box like clones. Doesn't matter to me if they get it; I DO!
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Sounds like me.....Said everyone.
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Absolutely. I'd wager every single person who read this article found themselves
somewhere in it. Who doesn't want to be a special snowflake?
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Along with this, I would add, that they expose themselves to other ideas. It
mentions "getting out of your own head." To be able to see the world through
different eyes, to experience it differently, doesn't come from nowhere. Exposure to
other's ideas, other possible worlds and world-views, gives the material one needs
to put together something different. As the old saying goes, "Only God creates out
of nothing. We all create out of something."
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So spot on. You have to be able to figure out what motivates someone very
different from you in order to create believable characters. You can only do this by
getting into someone's head.
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Thanks for this informative article. Creativity researcher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
(pronounced me-high chick-sent-me-high) [referenced by
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.] also notes creative people are especially complex.
Personality characteristics he describes include: * "Humble and proud, both
painfully self-doubting and wildly self-confident." * "May defy gender stereotypes,
and are likely to have not only the strengths of their own gender but those of the
other as well. A kind of psychic androgyny." [From my article Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi on the creative personality http://talentdevelop.com/4439/
(http://talentdevelop.com/4439/) ] -- Perhaps a way to encourage creative
exploration in ourselves and children is to allow more "inconsistencies" in
personality and behavior.
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A very interesting take Douglas.
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Haha...its like reading a profile about me! Hate it when people get me so spot on :)
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Thought the same thing, lol.
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Excellent article! I think that many of these characteristics should be encouraged in
children to nurture creativity.
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So true Cate! I used to teach elementary school... seems like ages ago... it was:)
and I encouraged creativity in all forms. I was lucky enough to take a course by an
incredible woman named Sammy Ives. It was a grad course (I was an undergrad)
called Creativity in the Classroom. I still remember, we were supposed to all create
a picture. Mine that looked to me like sanitary landfill that hadn't been treated... I
threw in the garbage. 15 minutes later I hear this bellowing voice... "who created
this wonderful picture?" Sammy had taken it out of the garbage and was holding it
up. It was so self affirming. We need to stimulate and honor creativity.
Unfortunately, in today's school environment with the emphasis on testing we are
stultifying creativity in the name of better test scores.
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Amen! Just amen!
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Interesting! Especially the research behind it. As a freelance creative who has
worked my own hours for nearly 13 years, this list describes most of my colleagues
and myself. For me, "flow state," which I need to earn income, is often challenged
by the inclination to people-watch, daydream and shake things up. Very hard to be
prolific when the guy next to me at the coffee shop is a dead-ringer for Putin
(yesterday and I couldn't stop staring!) or the neighbor below is having a coughing
fit. Constantly telling myself to focus when I'd rather be doing other things, like
posting the Putin-lookalike on FB or reading articles about creative people on
HuffPo :)
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Non conformists, who like a square peg, don't fit in the round hole. Unfortunately
as children, schools insist they conform, because "everyone knows one has to
conform to survive in life."
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As both a self proclaimed creative and former elementary teacher I think your
observation is very interesting. How do we establish the fine line that encourages
creativity in the young while educating them with survival skills. Some may say that
if you are truly creative you will survive... but I have worked with incredibly talented
creative freelancers through the years...many graphic designers... and so many
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have a hard time making a living and often give up on their chosen field. A real
loss in my book.
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Very interesting read. I'm so happy to see creative processes described in a
positive light instead of the negative one they are normally cast in. It never ceases
to amaze me how people expect creative people to be fresh with their ideas yet
they try to dictate how that process happens. While I've never been fired from a
job, I've found it extremely difficult to "fit in" on numerous occasions because
people expected me to bring the magic on their terms. And I can't tell you how
many times I've felt inferior because I didn't think on the same wavelength as
others in class or the work place. Different can be great. Thank you for sharing
your insights and research.
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Creativity will never be defined, though we may develop a deeper understanding
over time. Reason can only guide you so far before it runs into a wall, and then
something else takes over.
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An interesting take on creativity Derek.
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I've always thought that the left-brain-rational-right-brain-creative thing was too
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simplistic, especially when people say of creative types, "Oh, you're so right-brain!"
as if one side were lit up like Coney Island and the other were as dark as an
abandoned theatre.
Anyone who has created anything that was any good - written a novel, or
composed and arranged a piece of music, or painted a portrait, or designed a
stage set, or come up with a new casserole recipe - knows that making stuff is a
combination of numerous brainy activities. It involves the application of experience,
invention, analysis, imagination, structure, objective self-criticism, experiment, risk,
planning, pragmatism, compromise, curiosity, process, innovation, persistence. To
name a few.
These things don't come from just one side of the brain. They come from both
sides, and the front, and the back, and the corners and the cellar, and the attic
and the garage and the junk room...
Creativity is not, actually a personality type, nor even a trait that defines one. It's
not like the colour of your hair - just something you're born with. It's more like the
stuff in your house - a combination of everything from everywhere you've ever
been, arranged in a way that, for the time being, makes sense in one place.
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"These things don't come from just one side of the brain. They come from both
sides, and the front, and the back, and the corners and the cellar, and the attic
and the garage and the junk room..."
I LOVE that description!
F&F, Mark.
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You have described some of the greatest minds in history--Einstein, Da Vinci,
Edward Land, Gutenberg, Pinkerton, Bell...the list goes on and on...nice read,
thanks for sharing...
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I am creative in many ways and I relate to everything above. But the most important aspect
of it is that creatives are really mavericks. We don't accept things as they are. We like to
question and ponder "what if" this, that or the other. We don't like mundane and copycat.
We like original thought and design.
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What you say is so true Carol. I'd just like to add for others who may not be so
creatively inclined... creative types aren't being mavericks just for the sake of it.
The ideas and associations just come naturally. No effort required.
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Yeah, daydreaming I think is absolutely crucial to any creative. Daydreaming is
basically where all creative storytelling begins -- in the head. If your teachers are
saying it's a waste of time, then why do they bother with teaching literature? Every
one of those authors came up with a story in their head before they wrote it down
on paper. Never stop daydreaming, people!
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I am all for daydreaming Johnny. It's how most of my life has been spent. The
difficulty in the classroom is that it can and does often interfere with learning. I had
the most wonderful Algebra teacher... I'll mention her name because so few people
ever give credit where it is due (she is no longer with us) but her kindness and
understanding have stayed with me all my life. Janice Hostel. Daydreaming was a
problem in Math because once you miss a concept, you are lost for the rest of the
period. She never chided me for daydreaming... she simply showed her concern
for me as my grades were so poor. An interesting note about this creative (me)
Going into the last 6 weeks of class I had a 38 average. She spoke to my parent,
they hired a tutor and in the short time left... with a tutor who forced me to focus I
received an 87 on the NYS Regents and passed the class. Creative people need
alternatives. It's great when a teacher recognizes this and when you are lucky to
have parents both able and willing to provide you with the support.
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I know I am creative ( writing, art, highly curious, thinker, etc.) but, it doesn't
translate into getting a job. Most employers like the employee who fits into the mold
of same old, same old. I often wonder how " regular" people can do mundane jobs
of working on an assembly line or repetitive jobs with no hope of getting ahead.
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Some people stuck in those jobs make all their off time creative. Acting, music, art,
cosplay. I know an accountant who volunteers for adventurous things on her
holidays, like building homes in Nepal.
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Awesome Karolyn! Yet another masterpiece!!!
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And still,we punish kids for day dreaming! {sigh}
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