Most of us have said, “If only I had more time,” as a way of explaining why we aren’t leading our most fulfilling lives. This book turns the concept of time management upside down by presenting exciting new tools for viewing and experiencing your time. Creating Time combines creativity with science in a gorgeous colorful format that presents a fascinating adventure in which you will imagine, create, and completely reshape the way you experience time. Each chapter presents a shift-making concept illustrated by real-life examples, step-by-step introspective processes, and powerful creative projects that inspire a new sense of time, a liberating view of self, and a fresh perspective on the meaning of being human, empowered, and fully alive.
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“Everyone wants more time, and time multiplies when you read this brilliant book! Creating Time is life changing, full of practical and magical ways to feel free, flowing, inspired, and gifted with time in your life.”
— SARK, artist and author of Glad No Matter What
“If you feel like you are always running out of time, if you feel the daily pressure and stress of ‘not enough time,’ this book will expand your mind, open your heart, and YES, give you all the time in the world.”
— Arielle Ford, bestselling author of Wabi Sabi Love
“In a society that seems to thrive on making us feel hurried and harried and pressed for time, this book stands firmly in the conviction that we have more time than we think we do and that we’re entitled to every delicious minute of it.”
— Victoria Moran, author of Creating a Charmed Life
— SARK, artist and author of Glad No Matter What
“If you feel like you are always running out of time, if you feel the daily pressure and stress of ‘not enough time,’ this book will expand your mind, open your heart, and YES, give you all the time in the world.”
— Arielle Ford, bestselling author of Wabi Sabi Love
“In a society that seems to thrive on making us feel hurried and harried and pressed for time, this book stands firmly in the conviction that we have more time than we think we do and that we’re entitled to every delicious minute of it.”
— Victoria Moran, author of Creating a Charmed Life
About the Author
Marney K. Makridakis is the founder of Artellaland.com, the groundbreaking online community for creators of all kinds. A popular speaker and workshop leader, she created the ARTbundance approach of self-discovery through creativity.
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Years ago I did a meditation in which the predominant image was a crocodile (ancient Egyptian symbol of time) seated on a throne. Because of the high-stress, multi-tasking life I was living at the time, it took me months to figure out that the universe (and/or my subconscious) was telling me that I was worshiping at the feet of TIME!. It's a chronic ailment of our times, and there are lots of books telling us what we might do about it. What makes this one different? Rather than attempting to tell us how to manage time better, Makridakis tells us that we need to apply the innate human ability of creativity to create time. Sound impossible? If so, this book is a gift which has your name on it.
The book is beautifully illustrated with original art that makes the author's concepts come alive, but the techniques she offers readers require no traditional artistic skill. Makridakis lets everyone start with a blank page. There are no mistakes, only explorations. Her goal is to help us think of time as both linear and NUMINOUS, and to begin consciously choosing which version of time we apply to any given situation in our lives. The shift in consciousness requires practice, but the practice in this case is playful. Are you ready to believe that playing can create more time? Makridakis makes a very compelling argument that it's true. Still skeptical? You can find out more about Makridakis and her ideas on her website, [...]. This book is definitely worth taking a serious look at.
(InannaWorks.com received a free review copy of this book.)
The book is beautifully illustrated with original art that makes the author's concepts come alive, but the techniques she offers readers require no traditional artistic skill. Makridakis lets everyone start with a blank page. There are no mistakes, only explorations. Her goal is to help us think of time as both linear and NUMINOUS, and to begin consciously choosing which version of time we apply to any given situation in our lives. The shift in consciousness requires practice, but the practice in this case is playful. Are you ready to believe that playing can create more time? Makridakis makes a very compelling argument that it's true. Still skeptical? You can find out more about Makridakis and her ideas on her website, [...]. This book is definitely worth taking a serious look at.
(InannaWorks.com received a free review copy of this book.)
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I took an online workshop with this author so of course I was curious about this book. I actually created an image that I posted on her online gallery about "finding the time to do art." Now its funny to see this topic turn up a few years later after that. It is a common topic among those who make art, especially women whose time is divided between family and paid work obligations.
This book is largely a self-promotional work for the author's workshops and online gigs. There is nothing new in this book and I personally cannot figure out why so many are giving it the High Five for content. Northern Lights and Lark publishing put forth so many great books that are much more inspirational and content-filled than this volume. They also have much higher quality illustrations that inspire creative thinking and learning.
The oddest part of this book, which must be part of the marketing ploy, is that one has to become a facilitator [going through a training and paying extra $$$ to the author] to use these "time-worn" activities in practice with others. I hate to tell you but making a "gratitude garland" out of paper loops is as old as time itself. You cannot decree that only certain people can teach it. But maybe I have been thinking erroneously about this volume, because indeed the author is creating something that has to do with time. She has rediscovered simple art activities that are already part of the timeline of creative art [therapies and education] and has managed to sell them back to the rest of us in the current time zone.
This book is largely a self-promotional work for the author's workshops and online gigs. There is nothing new in this book and I personally cannot figure out why so many are giving it the High Five for content. Northern Lights and Lark publishing put forth so many great books that are much more inspirational and content-filled than this volume. They also have much higher quality illustrations that inspire creative thinking and learning.
The oddest part of this book, which must be part of the marketing ploy, is that one has to become a facilitator [going through a training and paying extra $$$ to the author] to use these "time-worn" activities in practice with others. I hate to tell you but making a "gratitude garland" out of paper loops is as old as time itself. You cannot decree that only certain people can teach it. But maybe I have been thinking erroneously about this volume, because indeed the author is creating something that has to do with time. She has rediscovered simple art activities that are already part of the timeline of creative art [therapies and education] and has managed to sell them back to the rest of us in the current time zone.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
While many of us are used to the idea of taking time, or making time in our lives, Marney Makridakis is encouraging us to step up and CREATE time using the amazing set of tools in her new book: Creating Time: Using Creativity to Reinvent the Clock and Reclaim Your Life.
This book is a fabulous resource full of creative tools for re-examining our relationship with time. It is also a scrumptious visual feast of artwork resulting from people using those tools. This book is truly a collaborative effort, with over 80 contributors who have shared both their artwork and their stories to illustrate, in all senses of the word, Marney's explorations into the multi-faceted nature of time.
Marney, with her typical magic, has turned managing time into imagining time! Reading this book will inspire you, using the tools this book offers will change your relationship with time forever.
This book is a fabulous resource full of creative tools for re-examining our relationship with time. It is also a scrumptious visual feast of artwork resulting from people using those tools. This book is truly a collaborative effort, with over 80 contributors who have shared both their artwork and their stories to illustrate, in all senses of the word, Marney's explorations into the multi-faceted nature of time.
Marney, with her typical magic, has turned managing time into imagining time! Reading this book will inspire you, using the tools this book offers will change your relationship with time forever.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Time for Tea
Marney does a good job in changing our attitudes about Time. We all want more time and she has tips that really do work. Read more
Published 12 days ago by tea wisdom
5.0 out of 5 stars
Creative approach to time
Even if you don't manage to do all the 'artsignments', this book is very helpful in getting you to consider time and your use of it in a very different way.
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. Ann E. Russell
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Irina Na
"Creating Time" by Marney Makridakis helped me to have realized again that time is my own concept of how life is organized, it is not an outside force structuring my day or pushing... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Irina Na
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cover your clock and be more creative
Creating Time is about finding more time between the hours in your regular life. That is, it's not about living longer or ditching your responsibilities, but stretching the time... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Susan K. Perry
4.0 out of 5 stars
Intriguing and inspirational book
We all want more time than what we have. Twenty four hours in a day do not seem to be enough to do, to achieve, to try and in a nutshell, to lead a fulfilling life and we all find... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Vibha Verma
5.0 out of 5 stars
Change Your Relationship with Time
I've recently discovered ArtellaLand, an online community for creators of all kinds. The site owner, Marney Makridakis, has a new book Creating Time: Using Creativity to Reinvent... Read more
Published 10 months ago by JWW
5.0 out of 5 stars
Time is really on your side
Having a relatively unscheduled day is a rare occurrence in my life.
Truth be told, it's probably rare for most people these days. Read more
Truth be told, it's probably rare for most people these days. Read more
Published 10 months ago by yogajudi
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the time
There's really nothing new here.This is one long advertisement for the author's other ventures. The other reviews included here are overwhelmingly written by friends, clients and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Gloria Carthers
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Creative Energy
This book is a little too deep to inhale and ingest in a quick burst. Re-thinking about TIME and my relationship to it is awesome~! Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jeepdream
5.0 out of 5 stars
Change Your Perception of Time
One day recently I got through all my tasks, appointments, and events very smoothly. I'll bet it was because I had been reading Creating Time, a book that helps one reimagine our... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Story Circle Book Reviews
