Tahlia Norrish

06
Sep

Forget the Tortured Artist: They Don't Help Anyone and Least of All You

"Happy writes vanilla", our teacher told my friend. "Happy writes vanilla." This was said in response
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23
Aug

Enduring Boredom: The Secret of Success

If you were told that the secret to success was the ability to endure boredom, how would you respond? However
3 min read
09
Aug

Typecasting: Embracing Our Zone of Genius

It was the start of our third year at drama school. We sat in a half-circle in a room in
3 min read
02
Aug

Be More Creative: Six Practical Steps to Build Imagination

Where we once believed creativity to be a rare gift bestowed to mere mortals by the gods, science has begun
26
Jul

How Being an Actor is Like Dating

"Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done
4 min read
12
Jul

Hamburger Focus

Article precap: 1️⃣ Theory 2️⃣ Practice 3️⃣ TL;DR summary 4️⃣ References 5️⃣ Recommended citation How many of y'
4 min read
21
Jun

To Be, or Not to Be (An Actor)

Article precap: 1️⃣ Theory 2️⃣ Practice 3️⃣ TL;DR summary 4️⃣ References 5️⃣ Recommended citation We interrupt our regularly scheduled
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14
Jun

Gratitude & Desire

Today, we're turning the Dojo into a gym. A gym designed to work on two super specific, super
4 min read
07
Jun

Consistency is Key

You know what's interesting? The number of actors who started out in ballet. To name just a few,
3 min read
31
May

Flourishing in the Arts is About Meaning, Mastery and Mattering

Back in 2011, when the author and psychologist Martin Seligman announced, "I no longer think that positive psychology is