Sarah Dankens in When Birds Swim

Apr 23, 2018

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The Creative Burden

It is important to understand that the notion of creativity as something that pertains to and defines an individual was not…

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Sarah Dankens in When Birds Swim

May 28, 2018

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Just Do It

“Just do it.” The Nike slogan was created during a meeting at Wieden+Kennedy, an advertising agency. According to Dan Wieden, his…

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Sarah Dankens in When Birds Swim

Apr 30, 2018

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“She’s not sick; she’s a dancer.”

As a society, we have come to equate academic ability with intelligence. And academic ability —…

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Sarah Dankens in When Birds Swim

Apr 2, 2018

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Why Did I Write this Book?

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” — Pablo Picasso
 
 These words…

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Sarah Dankens in When Birds Swim

Apr 16, 2018

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Are Today’s Youth Different?

It was Thanksgiving of 2017. I was sitting at the dinner table with my family. As we chatted about past…

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Sarah Dankens in When Birds Swim

May 21, 2018

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Playing Isn’t Just for Children

Play shouldn’t be reserved solely for children. Adults should engage in play often. Play engenders…

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Sarah Dankens in When Birds Swim

Jun 4, 2018

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Creativity: The Healing Agent

“Hi, you’ve reached Caroline. I’m not available right now, so please leave a message, and I’ll call you…

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Sarah Dankens in When Birds Swim

Mar 23, 2018

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Creativity as Empowerment

A few months ago, I had the wonderful oppprutnity with Carrie Scanga, an artist from Maine. During her college…

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Sarah Dankens in When Birds Swim

Apr 9, 2018

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The Painting at the MoMA

Creativity is impossible to define. It’s elusive and can be encapsulated or explained in countless different ways. Creativity is innovation. Creativity is originality. Creativity is disruption. But that’s not all: Creativity is so much more.

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Sarah Dankens in When Birds Swim

May 21, 2018

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Be Open

Creativity springs from the openness to novelty. While this may seem rather self-explanatory, given that the basic premise of creativity is to…

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These were the top 10 stories published by When Birds Swim in 2018. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2018 by using the calendar at the top of this page.