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Some people believe that creativity requires special abilities or talents. Greenoteka offers a selection of five books to help you believe that creativity is within everyone’s reach.
Everyone is born creative. Creativity is a natural state, which is often prevented from believing by prejudice or someone else’s opinion. Five books selected by the authors of the project will help develop creativity .
“War for Creativity” by Steven Pressfield
Stephen Pressfield claims that each of us has two lives: one that we live, and the second, unlived, within us. Do you know the state when you know exactly what you want to do, but constantly procrastinate, procrastinate and criticize yourself? We often look for external reasons instead of just getting together and starting to work. The force that keeps us in our comfort zone is what Stephen Pressfield calls resistance. And it is the stronger, the more important for us and our internal development the desire to do something.
Most often, creativity does not promise a quick income and does not guarantee success – this is what scares and demotivates us the most. But how to overcome resistance, get rid of internal fears and doubts? The answers to this and many other questions – in a book that refutes the most popular myth about creativity – “your vocation is that which comes to you most easily.”
“Self-doubt can be your ally because it is an indicator of a strong desire for something. It reflects love, love for what we want to do and the desire to do it. If you suddenly ask yourself: “Am I really a writer? Am I really an artist? – there is a possibility that this is the case. The impostor innovator is desperately self-confident. A true innovator is scared to death.”
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Julia Cameron is one of the top creative experts in the US. She managed to release 30 books, write hundreds of poems, plays and television scripts. The Artist’s Way is the first part of a trilogy of the same name and one of the most practical and inspiring books on creativity. Inside is a 12-week program that will help you find and develop your craving for creativity.
One lesson is to start the day with the morning pages. Open your diary every morning and write three pages in flow mode. Even if there is nothing in your head, write about it, do not analyze and do not think. This practice teaches to muffle the inner censor and give freedom to creative energy.
“Creativity is our true nature, and everything that leads us into a creative dead end is unnatural and only interferes with a process that was once as common and as wonderful as the one that gives life to a flower at the end of a thin green stem. “.
“Steal Like an Artist” by Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon is an artist and writer whose work can be found in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Steal Like an Artist was born out of a lecture in which Austin shared tips for aspiring artists. Bright, beautifully designed and captivating, it will give inspiration to those who dream of realizing their ideas.
The main idea of Austin Kleon is that you don’t have to wait until you find yourself in order to be creative. It is in the process that it will become clear who you really are. You are ready right now, act!
“Fake it until you make it (Fake it till you make it). I like this phrase. It can be understood in two ways: pretend until you succeed, until everyone sees you the way you want. Or – pretend until you really learn how to do something. I really like this idea.”
“Long Time” by Barbara Sher
Many call Barbara Sher the founder of life coaching. Barbara is the author of seven bestselling books on how to discover talent and develop it every day. It’s About Time I would like to call it a practical guide for any reader, but the main idea of the book is that we are all different and everyone will have their own recipe. Barbara does not give universal advice, but talks about how to find your own, suitable only for you, creative path. And do not hesitate – it will be full of amazing discoveries.
“Each of us comes to this planet with a baggage of abilities, with a special view of the world. We are destined to use this vision as a fish is meant to swim and a bird is meant to fly. It helps make dreams come true. You may not be fully aware of them yet, but they are there. The only thing left to do is to search.”
“Letters to Brother Theo” by Vincent Van Gogh
This book is a letter from a great artist to his brother. A sad and inspiring story about human resilience and zeal to do what you love. Van Gogh in his letters speaks more than once about the new generation, about the trace that he would like to leave in the hearts of future artists. And this trace is truly invaluable, like the trace of any creator who chooses this difficult and long, but wonderful path.
“But what is your ultimate goal?” you ask. This goal will be determined over time, it will emerge slowly but surely: after all, a sketch becomes a sketch, and a sketch becomes a picture only as you begin to work more seriously, deepening and refining your initially vague initial thought, unclear and fleeting.
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