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Clearing the Mind for Creativity by [Kao, John ]

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by John Kao (Author)

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“In the beginner’s mind,” the Zen master Shunryu Suzuki once wrote, “there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind, there are only a few.” The implication for Suzuki was that all that is new originates from a mind free of preconceptions. Here, in this brief eBook, former Harvard Business School professor and movie producer John Kao tells you how to achieve your own beginner's mind and unleash your creativity.

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File Size: 149 KB
Print Length: 15 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: New Word City, Inc. (July 1, 2011)
Publication Date: July 1, 2011
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B005BSZ1QE
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Jessss

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June 25, 2010

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This is a short book that gives you advice on how to be more creative. He opens with a great story of an exercise he used in his classroom and the effects of it with the students. Then, he presents you with 4 more ideas that can be helpful.

Very easy to read. The writing is light and informative. Some of the ideas seem simple enough but are very helpful in clearing your mind. You can use them to aid in furthering creativity or just to clear your mind from all that was in it.

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D Earle

An interesting article

December 29, 2010

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This is really just a feature article on how the author approaches the problem of clearing ones mind in order to start the creative process and the range of situations these techniques can apply to.

I found it rather superficial - with little in the way of detailed description of the techniques and their application. It would make a great introduction to a book - but I was left wanting to know where the book was!

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Miguel Melo

Good read, but way too short

January 2, 2011

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Very short tract suggesting 4 exercises to free your mind from the day-to-day constraints in order to help you "think out of the box". It's an easy enough, sensible read but it is much too short for its own good. It feels like an Intro to a larger book that, as far as I can tell, doesn't exist (at least not on Amazon).

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November 9, 2014

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Perfect!!

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December 28, 2010

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This brief essay was interesting enough but much shorter than I expected. If it was promoting a full sized book I would buy it. Enjoy the ideas presented, but don't plan your morning around this read.

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April 11, 2014

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Started off good, then just dropped off out of nowhere, and just left with no where to go. I guess you get what you pay for,

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December 29, 2010

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Expect to read this in ten minutes. The professor doesn't really introduce any new ideas; the suggestion in each of his "excersizes" is to just think about something else. Just think about something completely unrealated to what you are focusing on. There, now you don't even need to read the book!

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September 16, 2011

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Complete, utter, absolute, total ripoff. The book is only a few pages long, which I wouldn't mind if it offered anything of substance. But only one of the "techniques" is described in anything close to usable detail. Listen to the other reviewers on this point (I didn't).

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jamie

TOO SHORT!

This is not a book. Just a very very short essay. It is not worth paying $2.50 for this junk.

Published on March 24, 2011

Saraguin Harper

Some good ideas

This is an imaginative short read, but who is this Alfred Einstein of whom you speak?

Published on July 22, 2010

amf0001

too light for real change

I don't want to be mean, but I got this down load for free, and I'm happy enough for that, but it doesn't feel like a book, it feels like an extended magazine article.Read more

Published on July 8, 2010

lean_bot

A Mental Tool to Get to Greatness

The artists I know always stress to me that they need a dedicated space to create. The author, a Harvard professor, introduces another level to this creativity.Read more

Published on June 22, 2010

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