Blog Post 6 – My sources so far

So far I have been mapping out a road for my research project using various articles that I have found. I have been reading mostly short articles to find the right genre and keywords for what I am looking for. I want to piece together what bad habits stunt creativity, how self-doubt creates bad habits, and how self-doubt becomes common in an individual.

One such article is The power of self-belief: why quiet confidence is essential for creative professionals by Katy Cowan. Cowan lays out keys to gaining belief that she advises the reader to do as well to remove their creative block. She directs her success to hard work and determination that came from building up her self-esteem. She claims that although many overlook the importance of working on how we view ourselves, it is essential because, “authentic confidence can be the differentiating factor that sets your creative output apart in a crowded market”.

Another interesting source I’ve read Creative Self-Efficacy: Its Potential Antecedents and Relationship to Creative Performance by Pamela Tierney and Steven M. Farmer, is an academic study on the relationship between confidence and creative flow. This source correlates self-efficacy as a predictor of creative performance.