Summary: The Myths of Creativity By David Burkus
1: The Creative Mythology Like many traditional myths, the myths of creativity are useful for putting our minds at ease. They seem to explain our …
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Summary: Feck Perfuction By James Victore
Your parents were wrong You can’t ignore your DNA. The worst thing you can do is deny who you are, try to be someone or …
Summary: How to Fly a Horse By Kevin Ashton
Creating Is Ordinary With the myth gone, we have a choice. If we can create without genius or epiphany, then the only thing stopping us …
Summary: Be, Awake, Create By Rebekah Younger
Relaxing into Open Space Do you ever feel uninspired or distracted by too many ideas, unsure what to express creatively? Or perhaps you are afraid …
Summary: Daily Rituals How Artists Work By Mason Currey
Patricia Highsmith Highsmith wrote daily, usually for three or four hours in the morning, completing two thousand words on a good day. The biographer Andrew …
Summary: Writing Down the Bones By Natalie Goldberg
Beginner’s Mind, Pen and Paper Sometimes, instead of writing in a notebook, you might want to directly type out your thoughts. Writing is physical and …
Summary: Ignore Everybody By Hugh MacLeod
#1 Ignore everybody. You don’t know if your idea is any good the moment it’s created. Neither does anyone else. The most you can hope …
Summary: Manage Your Day-to-Day By Jocelyn K. Glei
Laying the Groundwork for an Effective Routine If you want to create something worthwhile with your life, you need to draw a line between the …
Summary: Art & Fear By David Bayles
VISION & EXECUTION Fears arise when you look back, and they arise when you look ahead. If you’re prone to disaster fantasies you may even …
Summary: The Laws Of Simplicity By John Maeda
Law 1 Reduce The easiest way to simplify a system is to remove functionality. Today’s DVD, for instance, has too many buttons if all you …