By Carol Grannick on August 31, 2010
The word “optimism” appears liberally in the tour literature when describing the Renaissance in Florence, Italy.
So the connection between optimism and creativity is not information only provided by modern neuropsychology research. Whatever inborn genius existed, the belief in human capacity created an environment in which genius could practice and flourish.
The connection between this and the [...]
Posted in Learned Resilience: How To Do It, Lessons From Life | Tagged Creativity, Michelangelo, optimism
By Carol Grannick on August 24, 2010
My memory improved during my month-long vacation. It was too noticeable to ignore. Although my pre-vacation memory hadn’t been bad, I had noticed a change in how much I recall after I’d read something.
Yet on my journey to Italy, I found myself reading, then conveying information to my husband at later times with complete [...]
Posted in Lessons From Life | Tagged Positive Thinking
