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Join the bestselling author of Writing Down the Bones as she gives you a map for taking your best ideas and inspirations—your thunder and lightning—and turning them into finished stories, essays, and novels. The challenge we face as writers, Natalie Goldberg says, begins with the process of...

Part memoir and part spirit guide, Wild Words is a book about the intersection of our creative soul with everything else, and how to make peace, make priorities, and ultimately, make progress by slowing down and embracing whatever season we’re in, right now.  

Making something beautiful in a broken world can be harrowing work, and it can’t be done alone. Over the last twenty years, Andrew Peterson has performed thousands of concerts, published four novels, released ten albums, taught college and seminary classes on writing, founded a nonprofit...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. How to Be a Stand-Up Comic in 21 Days: The Step-by-Step Formula to Build Your First Stand-Up Set Stand-up comedy looks effortless. It isn't. It's precision masquerading as spontaneity, vulnerability packaged as confidence, and the ability to transform...

在信息爆炸与职场内卷的双重夹击下，打破认知瓶颈的唯一出路，就是彻底剥离经验主义的迷雾，用底层逻辑重塑解决问题的创新框架。当你深陷职业焦虑、面临决策瘫痪时，盲从行业惯例只会让你越陷越深。这不仅是一场锐...

For those with countless ideas but not enough time, this invaluable guide shows even the busiest people how to finally finish the book they’ve always dreamed of. “This guide efficiently organizes tasks so a story can emerge, while inviting creativity and wonder to grace each part of the...

Recognizing the power of the new and trying to understand and promote the conditions that make it possible, the Greeks were the first to write about innovation and even the first to record a word for forging something new. In short, the Greeks "invented" innovation itself - and they still have a great deal to teach us about it. How to Innovate is an engaging introduction to key ideas about - and examples of - innovation and creative thinking from ancient Greece. Armand D'Angour provides lively new translations of selections from Aristotle, Diodorus, and Athenaeus. 

'Magnificent! Eve Rodsky illuminates the importance of investing in the creative pursuits that make your life more deeply fulfilling.' Reese Witherspoon 'Backed by science and full of personal insights, Eve Rodsky shows us how to create important time and space for ourselves so that we can truly...

Do you want to have great ideas? Do you want to break out of the rut of conventional thinking? Would you like to be a genius? Would presenting brilliant ideas help in your job, career, and social life? How to be a Brilliant Thinker will help you to achieve all these ideals, by helping you to think in powerful new ways. It tells you how to harness techniques in lateral thinking, analytical thinking, problem analysis, idea generation and other areas so that you become much more creative.

When bestselling author Julia Cameron first met musician Tim Wheater, a door opened for her that led to a deep wellspring where sound and creativity meet. On The Vein of Gold II: The Kingdom of Sound, Cameron and Wheater join to teach you how the energy of sound is connected with the energy of...

'Everyone would benefit from reading Judkins, if only because he is so entertaining . . . packed with counterintuitive insights and hard truths' - Psychology Today Make Brilliant Work is an inspiring guide to unlocking your creative potential, showing you the methods and techniques that will...

How did a balloonist circumnavigate the earth without fuel? How did an inventor design a device that creates electrical power from human footsteps? How did the WHO figure out how to treat and reduce the transmission of Ebola? They all used alien thinking. For over a decade, innovation experts Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux and Michael Wade have studied individuals around the world who have made leaps of creative genius. Their research shows that they are five patterns of thinking that distinguish true innovators from the rest of us.

Каждый хочет жить осмысленно и понимать, что время прошло не зря и важные цели достигнуты. Однако мы редко прилагаем к этому какие-то особые усилия, скорее, полагаемся на волю случая. Билл Бернетт и Дэйв Эванс в своей книге «Дизайн вашей жизни», быстро ставшей бестселлером Amazon, проводят аналогию между деятельностью проектировщиков и дизайнеров и выстраиванием собственной жизни. Они показывают, как сделать её интересной, продуктивной и наполненной смыслом.

Artists are more than creatives; they are stewards of truth, goodness, and beauty. In To Set the World Aflame, W. David O. Taylor casts a sweeping vision for the vocation of artists. Drawing on three decades of work as a scholar, pastor, and global arts advocate, he shares how artists can shape...

When faced with the chaos of our times and tragedy in her own life, Terry Tempest Williams asked: “How do we pick up the pieces? And what do we do with these pieces?” To find her answer, this visionary author and naturalist embarked on a journey that took her around the globe. In Finding...

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UM OBJETO SIMPLES NUNCA MAIS VAI SER UM OBJETO SIMPLES DEPOIS DESSA LEITURA! Uma das maiores especialistas em inovação e criatividade do mundo vai conduzir você em uma jornada para redescobrir seu potencial criativo. Conheça formas de aumentar sua capacidade de...

From Joseph Jebelli, PhD, neuroscientist and author of In Pursuit of Memory, a narrative exploration of the science of doing nothing and its benefits for the brain and body. We are constantly told to make the most of our time. Work harder, with more focus. Stop procrastinating. Optimize. To be...

From the bestselling author of the princess saves herself in this one comes an accessible guide to welcoming magic into your life, perfect for beginner witches and the magic-curious alike. As witchcraft grows ever more popular, there are countless introductions and paths into magical practice to...

Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and musician, she was not afraid to ask her audience to...