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Learn to trust your intuition and uncover insights that could lead to the next big thing. What do the Dyson vacuum cleaner, the GoPro camera, Starbucks, Instagram, Facebook, and Lululemon yoga pants have in common? Every one of them was the result not of data-driven analytics or corporate brainstorming sessions but a hunch - the intuitive understanding of a deep unmet need, informed by insight and foresight. Anxiety over being more innovative leads entrepreneurs to create solutions in search of problems.

All creatives are cursed. It's the subtle kind of curse. It's the kind you might not notice until you're 46 years old at a desk job wondering why you let the best years of your life slip away. It's the kind that keeps you paralyzed at 18 when you know you have something special to offer the world but everyone says you are too young.

Focus is your superpower—the path to clarity and achievement. Endless pings. Cluttered spaces. Constant interruptions. Staying focused feels impossible. The problem isn’t you. It’s your system. Author Thinker Mindset spent 15 years testing science‑based focus methods and turned complex research into simple techniques anyone can use.

You are creative! Yes you! Despite what society, friends, family, and social media might tell you, you don’t need to be interested in or practice the “classic creative outlets” like art, music, or writing to find creative expression. And if you are interested in those outlets, you don’t need to pursue them as a career to live a fuller life. The key to cultivating the kind of big, juicy life that sparks joy, connection and fulfillment isn’t by focusing on being “creative,” it’s by prioritizing play.

What if chasing your dream didn’t lead to fame or fortune—but to something far more honest? At 36, Pat Treuer had the life people post about: six-figure job, corporate status, an apartment with a skyline view—and a quiet voice in his head screaming, “Is this it?” So he did what any rational person would do: he walked away from it all to tell jokes in bars for drink tickets and half-interested crowds. Then came the pandemic. Pat launched a comedy business that brought in a million dollars—then reinvested every penny into a YouTube series that made exactly zero. Not a typo. Zero.

In Quiver, Don’t Quake, Nadim Sadek shows how to partner with Allied Intelligence to amplify—not replace—your imagination. With a maker’s voice and a psychologist’s clarity, he reframes AI as a creative collaborator (Panthropism) and gives you the tools to dance with it. From studios to classrooms and city halls, he shows how Panthropism—dialogue with the distilled wisdom of us all—unlocks new voices, workflows and industries. Clear-eyed about bias, ethics and jobs, Sadek offers tools, cases and mindsets to create with confidence.

Do you know that it’s almost impossible to find a successful writer who has published only one book? Virtually every widely acclaimed author has an extensive catalog of books. To join the elite ranks of those who write consistently, you need to learn how to stay prolific over the long term. And for that, the number one ingredient is self-discipline.

This short, fast paced, irreverent guide to creativity is for everyone who wants better ideas and to finish projects they inspire. In 21 short chapters you'll discover a fresh way to understand creative thinking, how ideas work, plus insights from decades of study on both how to be more productive and creative at the same time.

Everyone wants to be a writer, and they want to know what they can do to make that dream come true. However, most aspiring writers do not understand how to position themselves so they are ready when presented with an opportunity. They identify themselves as writers but have no writing samples, or their websites and social media talk all about their paintings or music but say nothing of who they are as writers.

Fiction Unboxed offers something that’s never been offered before: a naked look into two writer’s process, as they wrote and published a book in 30 days, from scratch, in front of the world. In 2013 Sean Platt & Johnny B. Truant wrote and published 1.5 million words. The next year they showed the world how they did it. In May 2014, Johnny and Sean, along with their third partner David Wright, launched a Kickstarter campaign to see if their fans wanted to see how they wrote behind closed doors.

Written by musician/entrepreneur Dave Stewart and branding expert Mark Simmons, The Business Playground offers a revealing look at what creativity is and how to apply it in business through an inspiring mix of scientific studies, anecdotes, high-profile interviews, and thought-provoking games that you can play alone or with your co-workers.

Despierta tu Energía Femenina te lleva en un viaje transformador para conectar con tu poder femenino intuitivo, creativo y protector. Este libro es un mapa para sanar las heridas del pasado, reclamar tu ser auténtico y dar el paso hacia una vida que refleje verdaderamente quién eres.

Ideas on a Deadline is the definitive book for creative people who have to deliver breakthrough ideas on demand. One of the most destructive myths about creativity is the idea that we need to wait for inspiration. But as artist Chuck Close said, "Inspiration is for amateurs—the rest of us just show up and get to work." Whether you're a designer, writer, musician, or filmmaker, or an executive, engineer, teacher or salesperson, this book will show you how to "prime the pump" of your creativity, overcome the blocks, and deliver great ideas when you need them the most.

So viel Gutes uns die digitale Informationswelt ermöglicht, sie stellt den Menschen und sein Gehirn auch vor ein riesiges Problem: die Steuerung unserer Aufmerksamkeit, unseres Fokus. Wir werden überflutet mit Input, der uns ablenkt von dem, was wirklich wichtig ist, uns emotional auflädt und nicht selten mit unguten Gefühlen ins Bett gehen lässt. Der Neurowissenschaftler und Psychiater Prof. Dr. Volker Busch bringt wieder Fokus und damit Ruhe und Klarheit in unser Leben.

Do you want to have more direction in your life? Take control of what’s happening and where you want your life to go. Masters of story Sean Platt and Johnny Truant have the answer for you, and it is the answer based entirely in story. For the last decade, Platt and Truant have been writing and publishing fiction that continues to touch the hearts of listeners around the world.

Being an apex problem solver is choosing to tackle those complex problems in your every day life and career. In The Apex Problem Solver: Understanding Critical and Creative Thinking to Enhance Complex Problem Solving, you will learn the difference between critical thinking and creative thinking and how both styles of thinking are essential aspects when it comes to any complex problem.

Storytelling acts as a fantastic teaching tool that imparts life lessons to people of all ages. Storytelling has proved its durability and importance beyond any shadow of a doubt, beginning with the dawn of civilization and continuing in this era of almost immediate access to all knowledge. It has influenced our world in a number of ways, some of which are boringly simple to see and understand, and some of which remain more mysterious and enigmatic in meaning.

Creative thinking is surrounded by so much mystique and myth. It’s time to cut through the static and learn how to become an idea-generating machine. Spark your imagination, improve your thinking, and solve problems. Rapid Idea Generation will take you inside the mind of Leonardo da Vinci - the famous polymath of the Italian Renaissance - but it won’t stop there. You will learn not only about da Vinci’s thinking techniques, but the general building blocks of creative thought, habits, and other famous creatives.

Can a creative mind thrive in a corporate landscape? Can a business leader use creativity to guide teams more effectively? From one of today’s leading creative minds comes a book for modern rebels on building a rewarding life without losing your edge. Written for uncompromising creative thinkers and aspiring changemakers, The Art of Creative Rebellion encapsulates insights and wisdom collected over a life of creative and professional prosperity.

Have you ever been stuck? Creative freedom could be simple...It really is possible to become unstoppable. You can conquer the blank page. You can let your talents shine. You can (really) make money with your gifts. Our culture paints creative people as flaky and confused. Don’t listen to their lies. You are more than a character.