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Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer, researcher, curator and online publisher on the psychology of creativity and personal development. He is author of the Talent Development Resources series of sites, and several books.

Location:
United States, Beverly Hills, CA
Current organization:
Talent Development Resources
Current role:
Creator / Editor/ Author
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
psycholgy, Creativity, Giftedness, Highly Sensitive Persons, Curator
I am:
Entrepreneur, Writer/Editor
Languages:
English
My website links:
Facebook/TalentDevelop, Talent Development Resources
Universities:
Boston University, National University SAN DIEGO
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The psychology of personal development and creative expression, especially related to high ability adults.

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  • A comment on Talk: Angela Lee Duckworth: The key to success? Grit

    May 10 2013: Thanks for this exciting presentation. The idea of "grit" applies to us as adults, too. Researchers on gifted education and talent development assert that personality factors and motivation are the most important elements of creative achievement and distinguish creative producers from others.

    Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi thinks “The unifying similarity among geniuses and innovators is not cognitive or affective but motivational. - From post: Grit and perseverance mean more than talent and high aptitude http://talentdevelop.com/237/grit-and-perseverance-mean-more-than-talent/
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    A comment on Conversation: If 'gifted' is a bad word, what term can we use to describe the highly intelligent and creative members of our societies?

    Mar 9 2011: In his book “Enjoying the Gift of Being Uncommon,” Willem Kuipers uses the term eXtra intelligent (Xi) - which, as Linda Silverman notes in her Foreword, can also stand for eXtra intense. See more in my post The Gift of Being Uncommon
    http://highability.org/521/the-gift-of-being-uncommon/

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