Reads tagged with “creativity”

Leonard Bernstein on the Motive Force of Creativity

A journey to the heart of “the mindless, useless, glorious pursuit of artistic truth.”

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2013’s Best Books on Writing and Creativity

Timeless wisdom and practical advice on the pleasures and perils of the written word and the creative life.

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Anne Lamott on Writing and Why Perfectionism Kills Creativity

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life.”

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Divine Fury: A Cultural History of Genius

“If we wish to appreciate the role that genius has played in the modern world, we must [remember] that genius is ultimately the product of the hopes and longings of ordinary people.”

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Dani Shapiro on the Pleasures and Perils of Writing and the Creative Life

“It is in the thousands of days of trying, failing, sitting, thinking, resisting, dreaming, raveling, unraveling that we are at our most engaged, alert, and alive.”

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Jane Austen on Creative Integrity

How to defend your creative vision against commercial pressure with graciousness, honor, and unflinching conviction.

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Keith Richards on Success, Creativity, and the Art of Observation

“The radar is on whether you know it or not.”

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The Perils of Plans: Why Creativity Requires Leaping into the Unknown

“The job—as well as the plight, and the unexpected joy—of the artist is to embrace uncertainty, to be sharpened and honed by it.”

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Happy Birthday, Brain Pickings: 7 Things I Learned in 7 Years of Reading, Writing, and Living

Reflections on how to keep the center solid as you continue to evolve.

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Coleridge, Plagiarist

How to walk the fine line between unconscious borrowing and deliberate theft.

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Reads tagged with “creativity”

A journey to the heart of “the mindless, useless, glorious pursuit of artistic truth.”

Timeless wisdom and practical advice on the pleasures and perils of the written word and the creative life.

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life.”

“If we wish to appreciate the role that genius has played in the modern world, we must [remember] that genius is ultimately the product of the hopes and longings of ordinary people.”

“It is in the thousands of days of trying, failing, sitting, thinking, resisting, dreaming, raveling, unraveling that we are at our most engaged, alert, and alive.”

How to defend your creative vision against commercial pressure with graciousness, honor, and unflinching conviction.

“The radar is on whether you know it or not.”

“The job—as well as the plight, and the unexpected joy—of the artist is to embrace uncertainty, to be sharpened and honed by it.”

Reflections on how to keep the center solid as you continue to evolve.

How to walk the fine line between unconscious borrowing and deliberate theft.

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