Creative People: Insecurity and Androgyny
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Writer Larry Kane commented about his bio Lennon Revealed: “People would be surprised at how insecure John Lennon was, and his lack of self esteem. … Tilda Swinton once commented she is “very often referred to as ‘Sir’ in elevators and such…I think people just can’t imagine I’d be a woman if I look like this.” Kathleen Noble, PhD, a professor and psychotherapist who works with many gifted clients, said in our interview, “Gifted women tend to be highly androgynous… they tend to combine qualities that we ascribe to both genders."
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Part of webinar:Creative People: Personality and Mental Health
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Creative People : Insecurity and Androgyny
Presenter: Douglas EbyM.A. / Psychology
Creator of the Talent Development
Resources series of sites
CREATIVITY RESEARCHER MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI
Following points are from a summary of his article "The
Creative Personality: Ten paradoxical traits of the creative
personality":
Convergent (rational, left brain, sound judgment) and divergent (intuitive, right
brain, visionary) thinking…
Both extroverted and introverted, needing people and solitude equally.
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.
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“Part of me suspects that I’m a loser, and the other part of me thinks I’m God Almighty.”
John Lennon
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Tilda Swinton once commented she is “very often referred to as ‘Sir’ in elevators and such...I think people just can’t
imagine I’d be a woman if I look like this.”
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“Gifted women tend to be highly androgynous… they
tend to combine qualities that we ascribe to both genders."
Kathleen Noble
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Photo: Sandra Tsing Loh is a Caltech graduate in physics and an accomplished writer, performer, radio
commentator, contributing editor, etc.
Creative People: Personality
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