Creative Habit : Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp (2003, Hardcover)
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"Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life" by Twyla Tharp is a self-help book that explores the importance of cultivating creative abilities and practices. Published in 2003 by Simon & Schuster, the book is written in English and includes illustrations. With a focus on creativity and creative ability, it offers insights and guidance on how to develop and harness one's creative skills for personal growth and success. The hardcover format makes it a durable and long-lasting resource for those looking to enhance their creative potential.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-100743235266
ISBN-139780743235266
eBay Product ID (ePID)2284044
Product Key Features
Book TitleCreative Habit : Learn It and Use It for Life
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicCreative Ability, General, Creativity
IllustratorYes
GenreSelf-Help, Psychology
AuthorTwyla Tharp
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight23.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-057389
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal153.3/5
Table Of ContentCONTENTS 1 I Walk into a White Room2 Rituals of Preparation3 Your Creative DNA4 Harness Your Memory5 Before You Can Think out of the Box, You Have to Start with a Box6 Scratching7 Accidents Will Happen 8 Spine9 Skill10 Ruts and Grooves11 An "A" in Failure12 The Long Run Acknowledgments
SynopsisCreativity is not a gift from the gods, says Twyla Tharp, bestowed by some divine and mystical spark. It is the product of preparation and effort, and it's within reach of everyone who wants to achieve it. All it takes is the willingness to make creativity a habit, an integral part of your life:In order to be creative, you have to know how to prepare to be creative.InThe Creative Habit,Tharp takes the lessons she has learned in her remarkable thirty-five-year career and shares them with you, whatever creative impulses you follow -- whether you are a painter, composer, writer, director, choreographer, or, for that matter, a businessperson working on a deal, a chef developing a new dish, a mother wanting her child to see the world anew.When Tharp is at a creative dead end, she relies on a lifetime of exercises to help her get out of the rut, andThe Creative Habitcontains more than thirty of them to ease the fears of anyone facing a blank beginning and to open the mind to new possibilities.Tharp's exercises are practical and immediately doable -- for the novice or expert. In "Where's Your Pencil?" she reminds us to observe the world -- and get it down on paper. In "Coins and Chaos," she provides the simplest of mental games to restore order and peace. In "Do a Verb," she turns your mind and body into coworkers. In "Build a Bridge to the Next Day," she shows how to clean your cluttered mind overnight.To Tharp, sustained creativity begins with rituals, self-knowledge, harnessing your memories, and organizing your materials (so no insight is ever lost). Along the way she leads you by the hand through the painful first steps of scratching for ideas, finding the spine of your work, and getting out of ruts into productive grooves. In her creative realm, optimism rules. An empty room, a bare desk, a blank canvas can be energizing, not demoralizing. And in this inventive, encouraging book, Twyla Tharp shows us how to take a deep breath and begin!, All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit. It is the product of preparation and effort, and is within reach of everyone. Whether you are a painter, musician, businessperson, or simply an individual yearning to put your creativity to use, The Creative Habit provides you with thirty-two practical exercises based on the lessons Twyla Tharp has learned in her remarkable thirty-five-year career. In "Where's Your Pencil?" Tharp reminds you to observe the world-and get it down on paper. In "Coins and Chaos," she gives you an easy way to restore order and peace. In "Do a Verb," she turns your mind and body into coworkers. In "Build a Bridge to the Next Day," she shows you how to clean the clutter from your mind overnight. Tharp leads you through the painful first steps of scratching for ideas, finding the spine of your work, and getting out of ruts and into productive grooves. The wide-open realm of possibilities can be energizing, and Twyla Tharp explains how to take a deep breath and begin... Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberBF408.T415 2003
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- 22 Mar, 2024
A creative habit, Twyla, Tharp, author and dance choreographer
it’s an interesting book to follow with a very creative person like Twyla TharpVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Jul, 2018
Great book
Thanks!!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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