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This review is from: The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life (Paperback)
"I will keep stressing the point about creativity being augmented by routine and habit. Get used to it. In these pages a philosophical tug of war will periodically rear its head. It is the perennial debate, born in the Romantic era, between the beliefs that all creative acts are born of (a) some transcendent, inexplicable Dionysian act of inspiration, a kiss from God on your brow that allows you to give the world The Magic Flute, or (b) hard work. If it isn't obvious already, I come down on the side of hard work. That's why this book is call The Creative Habit. Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. That's it in a nutshell." ~ Twyla Tharp from The Creative Habit Twyla Tharp is awesome. One of the greatest choreographers in the world, she'd created more than 130 (!!!) dances for her company as well as for everyone from the Joffrey Ballet to London's Royal Ballet. In this great book, Twyla shares some uber-Big Ideas on how we can develop our Creative Habit to more consistently rock it. Hope you enjoy a few of my favorites: 1. Rituals of Preparation - They're a must. 2. Mozart's Genius = Discipline + work ethic. 3. Give Me 1 Week Without - Silly distractions. 4. Busy Copying - If you want to be great. 5. Reading - It does a mind good. To find 250+ more reviews visit http://bit.ly/BrianReviews |
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