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The Creative Habit

Learn It and Use It for Life

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The Creative Habit

By: Twyla Tharp
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
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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 32 practical exercises based on the lessons Twyla Tharp has learned in her remarkable 35-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....

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All the chapters bring deeply insightful and easy to relate issues or hurdles in the context of creativity. The stories are very humbling and perfectly placed to illustrate the points made. I’ll recommend it often.

A brilliant book I’ll revisit often

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Probably the most practical and interesting take on creative practice that I have read. Instantly useful.

Practical and interesting

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I’m definitely not a dancer but I loved the insights and the inspiration Twyla shares into creative processes. I’m relatively new to painting and this sharing from an experienced, professional creative is invaluable. The narrator is excellent.

Fantastic inspiration

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