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4 lessons in creativity

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Radio host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living -- and shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Hear insights from filmmaker Mira Nair, writer Richard Ford, sculptor Richard Serra and photographer Joel Meyerowitz.

Radio host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living -- and shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Hear insights from filmmaker Mira Nair, writer Richard Ford, sculptor Richard Serra and photographer Joel Meyerowitz.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Attend Julie Burstein's cabaret-style conversation series about creativity at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Julie Burstein

Writer and radio producer

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As a producer, Julie Burstein builds places to talk (brilliantly) about creative work. Her book "Spark: How Creativity Works" shares what she has learned.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Attend Julie Burstein's cabaret-style conversation series about creativity at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.