Boosting Happiness with Creativity
Is there a link between everyday creativity and overall wellbeing? Experts say there is. The consensus is that creative people are actually happier than everyone else, no matter their skill level in their art of choice.
The key to happiness lies quite literally in your own hands, not in love, career, or financial success, and you do not even have to be a professional to reap the benefits of any creative hobby. So before you compare yourself to a rich neighbor, a highly successful colleague or an established artist, know that you have a huge creative potential – and take comfort in the fact that you can be happier in life.
Scientific evidence that creativity boosts happiness
A study titled “Everyday creative activity as a path to flourishing” by Dr. Tamlin S. Conner, which is published in The Journal of Positive Psychology, suggests that creative activities impact health and wellbeing.
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They were instructed to keep a diary to document how much time they spent on creative tasks and the emotional changes they experienced as a result.
After 13 days, Dr. Conner and her team found out that spending time on creative activities during a day is associated with higher activated positive effect (PA) on that day. They have tracked what they described as an “upward spiral for wellbeing and creativity” for those who engaged in daily creative activities.
The study also suggests that creative people are not only more likely to be more enthusiastic the day after creative activities but are also increasingly happier in all aspects of their lives. In short, creative people score high in happiness.
Let’s get creative… to be happy
Dr. Conner and her team broadly define creativity as “…coming up with novel or original ideas; expressing oneself in an original and useful way; or spending time doing artistic
Shaughnessy, M. F., & Wakefield, J. F. (2003). Creativity: Assessment. In N. Piotrowski & T. Irons-Georges (Eds.), Magill's encyclopedia of social science:Psychology (pp. 459-463). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.
We see what people have gone through in their paintings, by looking at every single detail big or small. Every detail that’s in a painting could have a deep meaning to it. The colors give an idea of what the painting could be about, is it exhilarating or depressing? Although it may be surprising, art helps express emotions. “I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed with this decent and good feeling.” Kahlo had finally gotten past her desolation. Sometimes art could help you become a stronger person by helping you with personal issues. It’s also a stress reliever for some people it’ll relax them and put them in a good state of mind. Kahlo stayed strong throughout all the pain she went through her whole life. For instance, she had 30 operations throughout her whole life and they were all because of the bus
Shaughnessy, M. F., & Wakefield, J. F. (2003). Creativity: Assessment. In N. Piotrowski & T. Irons-Georges (Eds.), Magill's encyclopedia of social science:Psychology (pp. 459-463). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.
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