Creativity as a Self-Expanding System: Why Using It Makes More of It

Author: Khirstyn-LienJournal of Behavioral ScienceDate: April 2026 For much of modern history, creativity has been treated like a finite resource, something you “tap into,” “run out of,” or “save for later.” But contemporary neuroscience and cognitive psychology suggest a very different model: creativity behaves less like a fuel tank and more like a muscle or … More Creativity as a Self-Expanding System: Why Using It Makes More of It