Writer Larry Kane commented about his bio Lennon Revealed: “People would be surprised at how insecure John Lennon was, and his lack of self esteem. … Tilda Swinton once commented she is “very often referred to as ‘Sir’ in elevators and such…I think people just can’t imagine I’d be a woman if I look like this.” Kathleen Noble, PhD, a professor and psychotherapist who works with many gifted clients, said in our interview, “Gifted women tend to be highly androgynous… they tend to combine qualities that we ascribe to both genders."

2. Creative People :
Insecurity and Androgyny
Part of webinar:
Creative People:
Personality and
Mental Health
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3. Presenter: Douglas Eby
M.A. / Psychology
Creator of the
Talent Development
Resources
series of sites

4. CREATIVITY RESEARCHER
MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI
Following points are from a
summary of his article "The
Creative Personality: Ten
paradoxical traits of the creative
personality":

5. Convergent (rational, left brain, sound
judgment) and divergent (intuitive, right
brain, visionary) thinking…
Both extroverted and introverted, needing
people and solitude equally.
Humble and proud, both painfully self-
doubting and wildly self-confident.
May defy gender stereotypes, and are likely
to have not only the strengths of their own
gender but those of the other as well.
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6. “Part of me suspects that I’m a loser, and the other
part of me thinks I’m God Almighty.”
John Lennon
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7. Tilda Swinton once
commented she is “very
often referred to as ‘Sir’
in elevators and such...I
think people just can’t
imagine I’d be a woman
if I look like this.”
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8. “Gifted women tend to be
highly androgynous… they
tend to combine qualities that
we ascribe to both genders."
Kathleen Noble
Photo: Sandra Tsing Loh is a Caltech graduate in physics
and an accomplished writer, performer, radio
commentator, contributing editor, etc.
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9. Creative People:
Personality
and
Mental Health
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