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"Julia Cameron has inspired millions with her bestseller The Artist's Way. Now at the age of sixty-five, she shows her contemporaries how retirement can be the most creative and fulfilling stage of life yet. For some, retirement is a day to work toward with anticipation. Others approach retirement with greater ambivalence. While the newfound freedom is exciting and filled with possibility, the idea of retirement can also be very daunting. You are...
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For centuries, poets and philosophers extolled the benefits of a walk in the woods: Beethoven drew inspiration from rocks and trees; Wordsworth composed while tromping over the heath; and Nikola Tesla conceived the electric motor while visiting a park. Intrigued by our storied renewal in the natural world, Florence Williams set out to uncover the science behind nature's positive effects on the brain. In this informative and entertaining account, Williams...
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"Realign yourself with the creative currents that flow deep within, and you'll see your work and home life transformed and inspired by this completely new understanding of creativity. At its root, creativity is the practice of engagement; it's the marriage of feminine and masculine energy. By restoring that creative energy--and thus seeking our dreams--we can realign ourselves with an ancient, limitless presence, and reawaken the wild creative within....
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"From the bestselling author of Linchpin, Tribes, and The Dip comes an elegant little book that will inspire artists, writers, and entrepreneurs to stretch and commit to putting their best work out into the world. Creative work doesn't come with a guarantee. But there is a pattern to who succeeds and who doesn't. And engaging in the consistent practice of its pursuit is the best way forward. Based on the breakthrough Akimbo workshop pioneered by legendary...
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"This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery. Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren't the only ingredients for intelligence?"--
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"Are you afraid of your dreams? Do you want to stop procrastinating? Would you love to be more creative? Is there an idea you need to realize? If so, then Let Me Out is for you. Whether it's learning ragtime piano, losing 30 pounds, or starting an organic jellybean company, award-winning musician turned communications expert Peter Himmelman's unique techniques to harness fear and take the steps to make goals a reality will give you the tools and...
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"A 6-week Artist's Way Program from legendary author Julia Cameron The newest book from beloved author Julia Cameron, The Listening Path is a transformational journey to deeper, more profound listening and creativity. Over six weeks, readers will be given the tools to become better listeners-to their environment, the people around them, and themselves. The reward for learning to truly listen is immense. As we learn to listen, our attention is heightened...
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"Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the "creative types." But two of the leading experts in innovation, design, and creativity on the planet show us that each and every one of us is creative. In an incredibly entertaining and inspiring narrative that draws on countless stories from their work at IDEO and with many of the world's top companies, David and Tom Kelley identify the principles and...
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Art and science are famous opposites. Contemporary innovation mostly keeps them far apart. But in this book, David Edwards--world-renowned inventor; Harvard professor of the practice of idea translation; creator of breathable insulin, edible food packaging, and digital scents--reveals that the secret to creating very new things of lasting benefit, including innovations we will need to sustain human life on the planet, lies in perceiving art and science...
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Creativity defines the human experience. It sparks achievement and innovation in art, science, technology, business, sports, and virtually every activity. It has fueled human progress on a global level, but it equally is the source of profound personal satisfaction for individual creators. And yet the origins of creative inspiration and the methods by which great creators tap into it have long been a source of mystery, spoken of in esoteric terms,...
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The book presents a contrasting study of the views of ancient Indian, Chinese, Greek, Middle Eastern, and Russian philosophers on creativity. It also discusses the subject of creativity as viewed by Freud, Jung, Adler, the Gestalt school, and other prominent Western psychologists. A special place is provided for an overview of the history of Soviet psychology, and of the revival of psychology in Azerbaijan after the fall of the Soviet Union. The author...
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Are you ready to step up and soar into your highest and best? Here is the key to fully accessing and activating your courage, creativity and curiosity as you expand your capacity for love and joy in all aspects of your life.Now that you have healed old emotional wounds with the Nurturing Your Inner Child program, you're ready to unleash those powerful and beautiful aspects of the child that you were born with, to take your self help motivation to...
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Dedicarse a la creación artística no es tarea fácil. A menos que seas un genio -y los genios nacen cada cien años- hacer arte es una auténtica carrera de obstáculos en la que la realidad y tú mismo se interponen en el camino. Tener talento, pasar de la imaginación a la obra, contar con la aprobación de los demás, mantener hábitos de trabajo, ganarse la vida. Los miedos y situaciones propios de la vida del artista son muchos y cotidianos,...
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Summary, Analysis & Review of Tim Harford's Messy by Instaread Preview: Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives by Tim Harford is a researched consideration of the virtues of unorganized, diversified, and otherwise untidy systems in different aspects of life. One of the benefits of messy situations and distracting environments is that they fuel creative work. Unexpected obstacles arising from messy situations can force creative people...
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Holographic Mind: Thinking the Future explains how innovative thinkers create original ideas. Based on Eileen E. Cooper's doctoral research, it compares the hologram to non-verbal creative thinking skills. It produces a model that educates futurists to envision unorthodox realities that solve problems by capturing hints of future realities. In sum, Holographic Mind: -validates both imagery and muse as abstract forms of cognition -demystifies how the...
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Are you ready to step up and soar into your highest and best? Here is the key to fully accessing and activating your courage, creativity and curiosity as you expand your capacity for love and joy in all aspects of your life.
Now that you have healed old emotional wounds with the Nurturing Your Inner Child program, you're ready to unleash those powerful and beautiful aspects of the child that you were born with, to take your self-help motivation to...
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The idea of imaginary friends (creative companions) is pretty standard in the realm of child psychology. However, we never really see anything substantial about the notion of these companions in adolescents and adults, let alone the purpose or effects of those companions on those individuals. Adolescents and adults tend to face more negative stigmas than that of children, yet also use their companions in a way that is more complex yet similarly to...
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