About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of emotions and choice on the creative process with guest Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, PhD.

What either allows or prevents us from taking action on our creative ideas and bringing them into being? According to our guest Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, PhD, emotions and choice play a major role, including our fears about being judged, as well as both our sense of creative anxiety and identity. How we manage these emotions ultimately guides our creative freedom and efficacy. For our Creativity Pro-Tip, if you have more ideas than you can pursue at any given moment, we encourage you to p...

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Hosts: Melinda Rothouse, PhD, Melinda Rothouse

Guests: Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, PhD, Zorana Ivcevic Pringle

Topics covered

• emotions
• creative process
• choice
• creative anxiety
• identity
• judgment

Keywords

• creativity
• emotions
• choice
• creative freedom
• creative efficacy
• anxiety
• identity

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