Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

Writer Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, gives a TED talk on the pressure of creative work and the idea that genius is something that visits you rather than something you are. She draws on ancient ideas of daemons and muses to argue for a less anxious relationship with creativity.

HN people send it to anyone struggling with creativity, success or the fear of never doing great work again, even though it is about writing.

“she is humble and relatable in the video”