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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.

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST In this magisterial study of the relationship between illness and art, the best-selling author of An Unquiet Mind, Kay Redfield Jamison, brings an entirely fresh understanding to the work and life of Robert Lowell (1917-1977), whose intense, complex, and personal...

One of the nation's leading psychologists asks why today's corporate leaders desire but reject creative solutions - and finds some surprising conclusions.

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.

Psychological resilience can be built! Sheryl Sandberg's self-help book combines her own experiences with helpful guidelines from an experienced psychologist on how to find the strength in the face of adversity. She tells the stories of people who overcame life's challenges and shows how to help others in critical situations. She gives advice on creating psychologically resilent families, communities, and even workplaces.

Si vous souhaitez vraiment : Faire du stress, de l'incertitude et du manque d'action un simple mauvais souvenir et démultiplier votre confiance en vous en toute circonstance, reprendre le contrôle de votre vie et observer de merveilleux changements se produire automatiquement comme par magie, doper votre créativité et obtenir un emploi nettement mieux rémunéré, réussir tout ce que vous entreprenez même durant une grave période de crise.

Much work-based training is a waste of time and money because the majority of people are neither emotionally ready nor practically inclined to apply their learning to the way they behave. Power Up Your Mind offers a new model of learning which will revolutionise the way you learn and perform.

From science and technology to business and education, curiosity is often taken for granted as an unquestioned good. And yet, few people can define curiosity. Curiosity Studies marshals scholars from more than a dozen fields not only to define curiosity but also to grapple with its ethics as well as its role in technological advancement and global citizenship. While intriguing research on curiosity has occurred in numerous disciplines for decades, no rigorously cross - disciplinary study has existed - until now.   

In our demanding, fast-paced culture, it's increasingly important to find ways to decompress and recuperate from the busyness and stress of life. More and more, mindfulness and creativity are being recognized as antidotes to the speed and overstimulation of modern society. This beautiful book combines the two, offering both creative and meditative practices to provide a guided journey into contemplative art for healing, relaxation, deeper connection, and greater well-being.

How do people come up with truly original ideas? The answer is to think outside the box—way outside. For the past decade, Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, and Michael Wade, professors of innovation and strategy at IMD Business School, have studied inventors, scientists, doctors...

Michael Jordan and countless other NBA stars credit George Mumford with transforming their game. A widely respected public speaker and coach, Mumford shares his story and strategies in The Mindful Athlete. His proven techniques transform the performance of anyone with a goal, be they an Olympian, weekend warrior, executive, hacker, or artist.

Artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs thrive on their ability to be creative. New wealth flows to those who successfully introduce new ideas. While organizations claim to value creativity, they are often at a loss when attempting to conjure up novel ideas. Using the techniques outlined in this audiobook, innovators can draw on the "Eureka moment" again and again.

An essential guide for artists of all levels, on how to live and work as a creative, from a popular artist and TED speaker. When we're kids, our parents tell us that being creative is fun, fun, fun. But when you decide to turn art into your career, whether that's painting, writing, drawing, or...

Em O Caminho do Artista, Julia Cameron ensinou a milhões de leitores e ouvintes as três ferramentas essenciais para desbloquear a criatividade. Neste novo audiolivro, ela apresenta a quarta ferramenta a que recorre para encontrar inspiração: a escrita em busca de orientação. Você vai aprender a se conectar com o poder intuitivo dentro de si e confiar nas respostas que recebe, elevando seu potencial criativo e suas criações a um novo patamar.

Este libro ofrece un recorrido por algunos de los cuentos más interesantes y conocidos de la historia para enseñarnos a aprender una lengua olvidada que habita en nuestro interior, un lenguaje perdido que solo comprendemos cuando estamos dormidos. Frente a las visiones simplistas o ideológicas, que desdeñan los cuentos de hadas por infantiles o reaccionarios, la autora nos muestra que no hemos sabido profundizar en su mensaje más transcendente y sanador.

العديد من الدراسات أكدت أهمية قراءة ما بين سطور رواية الأمير الصغير. ومن المنطقي أن ترغب في فك شفرة بعض الرموز، أو تبحث عن المعاني الخفية التي ضمَّنها أنطوان دو سانت إكزوبيري في روايته، لكن هذه الطريقة في قراءة رواية الأمير الصغير تختلف كثيرًا عن طريقة قراءة كتابي. لقد أردت من تأليفي هذا الكتاب أن أركز على الأمير الصغير نفسه، على كلماته، ومخاوفه، ومسعاه، والقيم والأحلام التي يعتز بها، والأفكار التي تبناها.

Lange herrschte in der Wissenschaft die Auffassung vor, das Gehirn sei eine irgendwann fertig ausgebildete Struktur, an der sich ab einem bestimmten Alter kaum mehr nennenswerte Veränderungen ergeben. Heute weiß man es besser: Ihr Gehirn ist ein hochflexibles Organ, das lebenslang zu enormen Entwicklungen, Veränderungen und Erweiterungen fähig ist – und den Prozess können Sie gezielt gestalten. Das Stichwort „Neuroplastizität" beschreibt genau diese Fähigkeit und dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie das Prinzip nutzen, um tiefgreifende Veränderungen für Ihr Leben zu bewirken.

Erik Wahl, a visual artist, speaker, and entrepreneur, helps us unite the yin and yang of creativity - the dynamic new ideas with the dogged effort. He shows why we won't get far if we rely on the spark without the grind or the grind without the spark. What the world really needs are the creators who can hold the two in balance. This audiobook offers surprising insights and practical advice about how to fan the sparks and make the grind more productive.

Access a level of creativity you never thought possible, using techniques Tom Sturges - former head of creative at Universal Music Publishing Group - learned in his 25-plus years in the music industry. Every Idea Is a Good Idea invites listeners to find the pathway to their own creative endeavors.

Behind the smiling faces on most people's social media DPs and posts, there is an aching heart that wished that some aspects of their life could be improved, that some mountains in their life would move away so that they could smile and laugh wholeheartedly.