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217When I am creative, doing new things, figuring things out, I feel like I am growing%u2014does TM help with creativity?Yes!How does the TM program make one more creative?The TM technique increases our contact with the source of creativity within us. Also, it removes stress from the nervous system, making us more sensitive and more responsive to our environment. Greater intelligence, perception, and clarity of mind automatically bring expanded creativity.A common misconception about creativity is that it is limited to the rather narrow field of %u201cthe arts.%u201d Creativity is a daily experience%u2014an exciting way of dealing with all the situations of living. To create is to feel alive.Another misconception is that creativity depends on suffering or tension. Actually, tension inhibits creativity, just as it interferes with every other area of life. The more sensitive, responsive, stable, and intelligent we are, the more creative we will be. The more we perceive and understand, the more we can express and share.