Elizabeth Gilbert: A new way to think about creativity 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.tedtalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have ...From:TEDtalksDirectorViews:305159 1408ratingsTime:19:29More inEntertainment

Excellent video by the author ot the book "Eat Pray Love". She talks about how creativity does not come from us but through us.

If you loved Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love, then you’re going to love this video of Gilbert discussing her paradigm of creativity, and how it might help you too. Recommended viewing. Do you subscribe to Gilbert’s philosophy? If not, do you want to?(Thanks to Suzanne Révy and Rebecca Coll for alerting me to the clip.)

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Elizabeth Gilbert: A new way to think about creativity

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A fascinating perspective on the nature of inspiration, not only describing the creative process, but humanizing it.

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ takes a historic look at both the gift and challenge of creative genius.  She discusses her research into the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome - where genius was seen as a spiritual gift, and the coming of the Renaissance - when it became a word used to identity a person.Her talk is [...]