Creativity
A Short and Cheerful Guide
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4.1 • 19 Ratings
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Publisher Description
"Many people have written about creativity, but although they were very, very clever, they weren't actually creative. I like to think I'm writing about it from the inside." --John Cleese
Creativity is usually regarded as a mysterious, rare gift that only a few possess. John Cleese begs to differ, and in this short, immensely practical, and often very amusing guide he shows it's a skill that anyone can acquire. Drawing on his lifelong experience as a writer, he shares his insights into the nature of the creative process and offers advice on how to get your own inventive juices flowing. What do you need to do to get yourself in the right frame of mind? When do you know that you've come up with something that might be worth pursuing? What do you do if you think you've hit a brick wall?
Not only does he explain the way your mind works as you search for inspiration, he also shows that, regardless of the task you've set yourself, you can learn to be better at coming up with a promising idea, refining it, and knowing when you're ready to act on it.
We can all be more creative. John Cleese shows us how.
Customer Reviews
Super-Fantastic
Trying to wrap the week up by learning something valuable, rather than frantically checking my inbox to see if I’ve gotten client feedback yet, and decided to read this.
Now calling it a “book” is pretty generous, but, whatever it is, is really damn good. It’s aimed at folks who are already in a creative job, and not for folks who are trying to learn how to be creative. It took me like 40 minutes to read, but all 40 minutes were super-fantastic.
It’s about the creative process and how to give ideas time to figure themselves out, which seemed like good advice. It’s all about thinking, thinking some more, examining what you thought about, thinking about the examination, thinking about the initial thought, thinking about how to edit it, thinking even more, thinking you’re an idiot, thinking you might be on to something, then thinking you’re done.
Anyways, it’s awesome. (Disclaimer: I’m not some Monty Python fanatic who thinks everything they do is incredible. This just happens to be written by a very old John Cleese)
Audiobook ⁉️
Why are audiobooks delayed? Eyes a bit of a challenge... Hearing this in Mr. Cleese’s voice Priceless ‼️