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The Neurological Similarities Between Successful Writers And The Mentally Ill

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They cannot focus on one thing quite like the average person. Essentially, their stream of ideas is always running -- the tap does not shut off -- and, as a result, creative people show schizophrenic, borderline manic-depressive tendencies.


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Jane Steen's curator insight, May 4, 2014 2:14 PM

No writer's toolbox is complete without some handy excuses.

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Apparently, my precuneus is very obnoxious.

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Writers & Drinking: ‘The Trip to Echo Spring’ by Olivia Laing

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In “The Trip to Echo Spring,” Olivia Laing chronicles the alcoholism of six writers: John Cheever, Tennessee Williams, John Berryman, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Raymond Carver.


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Self-medicating & creativity

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Curated by Deanna Dahlsad
An opinionated woman obsessed with objects, entertained by ephemera, intrigued by researching, fascinated by culture & addicted to writing. The wind says my name; doesn't put an @ in front of it, so maybe you don't notice. http://www.kitsch-slapped.com
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