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Deep Creativity
Deep Creativity
Deborah Anne Quibell
Seven Ways to Spark Your Creative Spirit
21 min
3.6
Never Play It Safe
Never Play It Safe
Chase Jarvis
A Practical Guide to Freedom, Creativity, and a Life You Love
17 min
4.6
How to Tell a Story
How to Tell a Story
The Moth
The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
16 min
3.6
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Walter Benjamin
Art's Aura in the Modern Era
4 min
3.4
Non-Obvious Thinking
Non-Obvious Thinking
Rohit Bhargava
How to See What Others Miss
17 min
4.2
The Poetry and Music of Science
The Poetry and Music of Science
Tom McLeish
Comparing Creativity in Science and Art
19 min
4.1
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain
A Tale of Two Mirrored Fates
15 min
4.6
The Artist's Way
The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron
A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
14 min
4.3

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A Year of Creativity
A Year of Creativity
Kathryn Jacob
52 Smart Ideas for Boosting Creativity, Innovation and Inspiration at Work
22 min
3.3
Make Your Art No Matter What
Make Your Art No Matter What
Beth Pickens
Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles
16 min
Buoyant
Buoyant
Susie deVille
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Becoming Wildly Successful, Creative, and Free
16 min
4.4
The Creative Brain
The Creative Brain
Anna Abraham
Myths and Truths
17 min
4.0
Rebel Talent
Rebel Talent
Francesca Gino
Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life
18 min
4.1
The Great Mental Models, Volume 4
The Great Mental Models, Volume 4
Shane Parrish
Economics and Art
18 min
4.0
Liminal Thinking
Liminal Thinking
Dave Gray
Create the Change You Want by Changing the Way You Think
17 min
3.9
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Anatomy of a Breakthrough
Anatomy of a Breakthrough
Adam Alter
How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most
18 min
4.3
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
Michael J. Gelb
Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
19 min
4.6
Awaken Your Genius
Awaken Your Genius
Ozan Varol
Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary
16 min
4.5
How to Write One Song
How to Write One Song
Jeff Tweedy
Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
16 min
4.0
A Whole New Mind
A Whole New Mind
Daniel H. Pink
Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
19 min
4.4
Your Brain on Art
Your Brain on Art
Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross
How the Arts Transform Us
17 min
4.5
Candide
Candide
Voltaire
Or, all for the Best
20 min
4.4
The Curious Advantage
The Curious Advantage
Paul Ashcroft
Harness Curiosity to Thrive in Today’s Digital World
17 min
4.1
Where Good Ideas Come From
Where Good Ideas Come From
Steven Johnson
The Natural History of Innovation
18 min
4.2
Electra
Electra
Sophocles
Vengeance and Justice in Mycenae
13 min
3.4
Storyworthy
Storyworthy
Matthew Dicks
Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
18 min
4.2
Deviate
Deviate
Beau Lotto
The Science of Seeing Differently
26 min
4.4
The War of Art
The War of Art
Steven Pressfield
Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
17 min
4.2
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark
Don Thompson
The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
18 min
4.2
Big Magic
Big Magic
Elizabeth Gilbert
Creative Living Beyond Fear
12 min
4.2
The Creative Act
The Creative Act
Rick Rubin
A Way of Being
13 min
4.6
The Idiot
The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Price of Unconditional Goodness
5 min
3.8
Creativity
Creativity
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The Psychology of Discovery and Invention
22 min
4.2
Hyperfocus
Hyperfocus
Chris Bailey
How to Work Less to Achieve More
20 min
4.4
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Explore a Future Where Books Burn
18 min
4.7
This is Service Design Thinking
This is Service Design Thinking
Marc Stickdorn and Jakob Schneider
Basics, Tools, Cases
13 min
4.2
Think Like a Rocket Scientist
Think Like a Rocket Scientist
Ozan Varol
Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life
20 min
4.4
The Road
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
A Haunting Odyssey Through a Post-Apocalyptic World
17 min
4.4
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf
A Groundbreaking Work Exploring Time, Memory, and Art
13 min
4.3

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