Get Creative Not Depressed [Hardcover]

Louis, Ph.D. Birner (Author), PhD. Dr. Louis Birner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1997

GET CREATIVE NOT DEPRESSED is a self-help book. Its author is a psychologist who has studied the resistances to creative effort. The issues that hound many a creative person are explored: bad habits, uncertainty, doubts and procrastination.

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About the Author

Louis Birner, Ph.D. is a New York State Certified Psychologist and is in private practice, specializing in the treatment of creative block, depression and identity crisis.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corp (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738802298
• ISBN-13: 978-0738802299
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,626,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, September 8, 2006

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Lawrence Silberstein (Edison NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Get Creative Not Depressed (Paperback)

In the classic book THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE by Strunk & White, arguably the best book about writing, one of the principles espoused was terseness. They kept the book at under 100 pages. Yet they managed to create the best book on writing style -- more useful, I found, that the 500 page CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE. Likewise, this book by Louis Birner, a psychoanalyst, employs terseness and simplicity to advise about depression and creativity. Over the years, as a successful businessman, I had several bouts of depression. I read every book on depression I could get my hands on. Yet this book, in my judgment, turns out to be the best -- and the easiest to read. It spells out useful principles tersely and simply. Very highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed!, December 31, 2011

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MilsP - See all my reviews

This review is from: Get Creative Not Depressed (Paperback)

This book is just what I needed! I am the king of procrastination and obviously this bad habit hinders my ability to be efficient and effective. I enjoyed reading this book because it offered some very useful insights and resolutions on how to overcome this bad habit as well as others. It was also great that so much useful information was packaged into such a small book (so I didn't have to procrastinate about finishing it!). I think this book would be very useful to anyone of all ages.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get to the heart of the problem., June 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Get Creative Not Depressed (Hardcover)

Clear, Concise and easy to read. It show many ways to use time well and to organized both thought and action. Quite good for students as well as adults.