Margaret Heffernan: Embracing Uncertainty and Creativity

Creativity and the Writing Process

• Heffernan emphasizes collaboration and critique: “That dissent is absolutely fundamental to the creative process,” she notes, explaining how colleagues’ pushback can turn a raw idea into something “marvelous” .

• She argues that supportive environments spark crea

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There are two halves to a thinker. One is about the intention behind the mind: it covers the life you cultivate, your mental composition, the discipline of your attention, and your capacity for wonder, excitement, and creation. This is honest work that is immune to shortcuts. The other half is the expressive outlet: learning the theories of civiliz

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