Saturday, September 3, 2011
Living Outside the Box - Going Abroad Linked to Creativity
I already knew this, but it's interesting to see research that supports the notion of expat experiences influencing creativity. http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2009/04/abroad-creativity.aspx
In this Reuters interview, http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/04/24/us-creativity-idUSTRE53N10020090424 the researchers stated "It may be that those critical months or years of turning cultural bewilderment into concrete understanding may instill not only the ability to “think outside the box” but also the capacity to realize that the box is more than a simple square, more than its simple form, but also a repository of many creative possibilities.
The original study is here: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/psp9651047.pdf if nothing else, read page 2, "The Association between Living Abroad and Creativity," for a psychological explanation of why travel is good for your brain.
In this Reuters interview, http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/04/24/us-creativity-idUSTRE53N10020090424 the researchers stated "It may be that those critical months or years of turning cultural bewilderment into concrete understanding may instill not only the ability to “think outside the box” but also the capacity to realize that the box is more than a simple square, more than its simple form, but also a repository of many creative possibilities.
The original study is here: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/psp9651047.pdf if nothing else, read page 2, "The Association between Living Abroad and Creativity," for a psychological explanation of why travel is good for your brain.
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