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Think smart people are just born that way? Think again. Drawing on diverse studies of the mind, from psychology to linguistics, philosophy, and learning science, Art Markman, Ph.D., demonstrates the difference between "smart thinking" and raw intelligence, showing listeners how memory works, how to learn effectively, and how to use knowledge to get things done. He then introduces his own three-part formula for listeners to employ "smart thinking" in their daily lives.

Jason Barger spent seven straight days flying 6,548 miles to seven different cities – living only in the airports the entire time. He compiled 10,000 minutes of observations at all four corners of the U.S. and reflected on how our airport experiences can teach us about our lives today. The airport metaphor leaps to life through profound anecdotes. These funny and inspiring stories are reminders of how to change our daily world through thoughtful and compassionate action.

En este nuevo libro, el autor superventas Marc Reklau te mostrará sus técnicas probadas para alcanzar la productividad extrema. Este libro sencillo, y de fácil lectura, te ayudará a lograr tus objetivos en menos tiempo y con menos estrés. La forma en la que gestionas tu tiempo determina el éxito o el fracaso más que cualquier otro aspecto de tu vida o tu carrera profesional. 

Anna Sabino wasn’t born into a wealthy family, didn’t inherit money from a distant relative, and doesn’t have a rich husband. But she made it as an entrepreneur, as a single woman, and most important, as an artist. In Your Creative Career, she shows her fellow artists and creatives how to build a business that reflects their talent and true calling while generating serious cash. Whether the goal is to build an empire and be financially free, create a lifestyle business, or just to have more time, Your Creative Career guides you through every aspect of creative entrepreneurship.

An Absorbing Errand uses stories of artists' lives, personal anecdotes, and insights from the author's work as a psychotherapist to examine the psychological obstacles that prevent people from staying with, and relishing, the process of art-making. Each chapter is devoted to a problem intrinsic to the creative process and illustrates how these very obstacles, once understood, can become prime sources of the energy that actually fuels the mastery of art-making.

What does it take to have a long writing life? Drawing on her years of writing, teaching, and practicing Zen, Natalie Goldberg shares the experiences that have opened her to new ways of being alive - experiences that point the way forward in our lives and our writing. The "great spring" of this book title refers to the great rush of energy that arrives when you think no life will ever come again - the early yellow flowering forsythia, for example.

Joseph Romm, one of Rolling Stone magazine’s top "100 Agents of Change," has focused his talents on helping us all to increase our language intelligence and to better understand the art of persuasion. Romm demonstrates that you don't have to be an expert to vastly improve your ability to communicate. He has pulled together the secrets of the greatest communicators in history to show how you can apply these tools to your writing, speaking, blogging—even your Tweeting.

The play of sunlight through leaves … the songs of the wind … the arc of a brush stroke on paper. To be awake, reflects Jack Kornfield, is to discover the beauty hidden in all things—and to express that beauty ourselves. With Turn Toward the Beautiful, this lyrical writer and teacher...

From the creator of the Pussyhat Project comes a manifesto for every woman to create her own distinct and original path to joy, success, and impact. On January 21, 2017, millions of protestors took part in the Women's March, and many of them created a "sea of pink" when they wore knitted pink...

"Creativity is the unique and defining trait of our species, and its ultimate goal, self-understanding", begins Edward O. Wilson's sweeping examination of the humanities and its relationship to the sciences. By studying fields as diverse as paleontology, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience, Wilson demonstrates that human creativity began not 10,000 years ago, as we have long assumed, but over 100,000 years ago in the Paleolithic Age.

This short, fast paced, irreverent guide to creativity is for everyone who wants better ideas and to finish projects they inspire. In 21 short chapters you'll discover a fresh way to understand creative thinking, how ideas work, plus insights from decades of study on both how to be more productive and creative at the same time.

Most of the conventional productivity advice you'll find in the soft business section simply does not work for creative people. Surprisingly, to date there has not been a single book or audiobook that addresses the unique organisational challenges that artists face. This audiobook sets out to change that, and it addresses the myth that truly creative people are messy and that they need mess in order to create. Sheila Chandra applies her professional insights as a creative and organizing expert to the lives of other busy creative people in all disciplines.

The greatest creators in human history - from Mozart to Meryl Streep, Jackson Pollock to Jay Z - don't just have talent - they also understand their motivations for pursuing art. What's Your Creative Type? helps artists do the same in a fun and witty way. Stepping away from the hyperfocus on how people create, What's Your Creative Type? instead explores why. By identifying your creative motivation type, you'll be able to find renewed energy, overcome creative blocks, and release the artist within.

An overwhelmed procrastinator, frustrated overachiever, and recovering perfectionist herself, Sam Bennett knows all the ways we avoid pursuing our dreams and reaching our goals. She also knows how to “get it done.” Start Right Where You Are is an easy-to-understand, easy-to-do guidebook for anyone who wants to change their life but doesn’t know where or how to begin. Of course, the process of getting out of your own way, raising your self-esteem, improving your relationships, and making better choices can be a bumpy road.

A fascinating study of the global Maker Movement that explores how ‘making’ impacts our personal and social development—perfect for enthusiastic DIY-ers Dale Dougherty, creator of MAKE: magazine and the Maker Faire, provides a guided tour of the international phenomenon known as the Maker...

Dopo anni trascorsi tra letture per gli editori, valutazione di manoscritti, scrittura di articoli, racconti, recensioni e critiche, Dorothea Brande ha cominciato a insegnare scrittura creativa partendo dal fatto che le difficoltà dello studente medio o dello scrittore dilettante iniziano molto prima che egli arrivi al punto di poter beneficiare delle tecniche vere e proprie dell'arte dello scrivere.

Come superare gli ostacoli della vita, come costruirsi un'alternativa quando manca una soddisfazione vera per ciò che si fa o si è; superare i momenti di stallo in cui tutti prima o poi capitiamo; respingere gli eccessi che vengono dall'"outside" o dall'"inside" e recuperare un buon equilibrio; costruirsi nuove esperienze superando vecchie abitudini o credenze radicate ma limitanti, ovvero - appunto - l'Elemento Neutro nella nostra vita.

Leonardo Da Vinci fu considerato un "illetterato" nel lontano 1470. E grazie a questo libro, stai per scoprire come il più grande genio creativo della storia imparò a pensare fuori dagli schemi, approcciare i problemi nel modo corretto, elaborare idee innovative avanti anni luce rispetto al suo tempo. Ecco che quindi la domanda sorge spontanea: Geni si nasce o si diventa? Ciò che più desta stupore e ammirazione nella figura di Leonardo da Vinci è la vastità dei campi da lui esplorati: pittore, architetto, inventore, scultore, poeta, musicista.

Auf unserem Weg durch die Gemäuer dieses Oberstübchens begegnen wir unter anderem den Türstehern des Thalamus, Herrn Hippocampus in seiner Gedächtnisbibliothek und Fräulein Schreck in der Amygdala. Wir fahren mit modernen Segways den Neocortex entlang und landen letztlich im Kreativzimmer des Gehirns, inmitten des sogenannten Ruhezustandsnetzwerks. Dort geschieht etwas Unerwartetes.

Zu den Grundvoraussetzungen für ein erfülltes, harmonisches und sinnvolles Leben gehört die Verwirklichung der eigenen Lebensziele, Träume und Wünsche. Stellen Sie sich die Welt vor, in der sich alle Ihre Wünsche und Vorhaben verwirklicht haben. Die Pläne Ihres Lebens werden real. Was Sie denken können, das können Sie auch in Händen halten. Unmöglich? Dass dies alles andere als unmöglich ist und auf welche genial einfache Weise es sich umsetzen lässt, zeigt das Prinzip Schöpfer-Ich.