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		<title>Two is the Magic Number: A New Science of Creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lee Stallard</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>A thought leader whose work I follow closely is my friend Joshua Wolf Shenk. Josh wrote a remarkable book entitled Lincoln&#8217;s Melancholy and he has written many thoughtful articles. Check our Josh&#8217;s new series on creative pairs for Slate. The first article in this series is entitled &#8220;Two is the Magic Number: A New Science of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.michaelleestallard.com/two-is-the-magic-number-a-new-science-of-creativity">Two is the Magic Number: A New Science of Creativity</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.michaelleestallard.com">Michael Lee Stallard</a>.</p>
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					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A thought leader whose work I follow closely is my friend Joshua Wolf Shenk.  Josh wrote a remarkable book entitled <em><a href="http://www.lincolnsmelancholy.com/index.html">Lincoln&#8217;s Melancholy</a></em> and he has written many <a href="http://www.shenk.net/essays.html">thoughtful articles</a>.  Check our Josh&#8217;s new series on creative pairs for <em>Slate</em>.  The first article in this series is entitled &#8220;<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2267004/">Two is the Magic Number: A New Science of Creativity</a>.&#8221;  I would also encourage you to check out a brilliant essay Josh wrote for Belifenet entitled &#8220;<a href="http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/2005/10/Comes-Wisdom-To-Us.aspx">Comes Wisdom to Us</a>.&#8221;</p>
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