There are probably times where the creative process is not helped by collaboration.

There are probably times where the creative process is not helped by collaboration.

We need to look at the repetitions in the stories we tell ourselves [and] at the process of the stories rather than merely their surface content. Then we can begin to experiment with changing the filter through which we look at the world, start to edit the story and thus regain flexibility where we have been getting stuck

As we get older it is our short term memory that fades rather than our long term memory. Perhaps we have evolved like this so that we are able to tell the younger generation about the stories and experiences that have formed us which may be important to subsequent generations if they are to thrive.I worry though, about what might happen to our minds if most of the stories we hear are about greed, war, and atrocity

In order to stretch ourselves we do need to experience the vulnerability of not knowing the outcome.

A sense of achievement improves general confidence and self-esteem.

If we keep practicing mental skills it is likely we can strengthen neural connections and make new connections.