March 19, 2026 - It's no secret to anyone that's been following Muddy Colors awhile that I am really deeply interested in the psychology around why people become artists, and how becoming a "professional" "full-time" artist affects that. For example, I've written posts on the prevalence (or not) of Mental Health in Artists (another post here), what happens to people's frustrated creativity when they don't express a calling they have to become an artist, the Drain vs. Delight of being creative on command, and many more. I've been fascinated by studies that show how schizophrenia and creativity has genetic links thru family lines (future Muddy Colors post to come), and I keep tabs on any interesting new studies being released in this area. Well, a very interesting one was just published this January in the Journal of Positive Psychology, coming…