# How frustration can make us more creative

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal>London
- Speaker: Tim Harford
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain, Music
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_harford_how_frustration_can_make_us_more_creative)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Challenges and problems can derail your creative process ... or they can make you more creative than ever. In the surprising story behind the best-selling solo piano album of all time, Tim Harford may just convince you of the advantages of having to work with a little mess.

## Lectures

1. [How frustration can make us more creative](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/tim_harford_how_frustration_can_make_us_more_creative/678262a07f47), 16 min (TED's player)