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The truth about creative personalities

Mad genius? Lonely eccentric? Attention seeker? We debunk the myths in search of the real creative personality.
7 Jun 2016 12:00
Brooke Boland
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Detail of Gertrude Stein by Pablo Picasso 1905-6; © 2016 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Artists are absorbed by their work and never take time off. They are impulsive and eccentric people. They work only in isolation and like to be alone to ponder the meaning of life. 

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Brooke Boland
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Brooke Boland is a freelance writer based on the South Coast of NSW. She has a PhD in literature from the University of NSW. You can find her on Instagram @southcoastwriter.

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