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Your elusive creative genius

Elizabeth Gilbert · TED

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About

Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

The talk

  1. Your elusive creative genius 20 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2009
Speaker
Elizabeth Gilbert
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Literature and writing
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
Who can watch
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