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I really like The War of Art http://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/0446691437/ref=reg_hu-wl_mrai-recs http://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through

I really like The War of Art http://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/0446691437/ref=reg_hu-wl_mrai-recs http://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/04... Talks about resistance, and how it stops most of us from doing what we were meant to do. Highly recommend.

Gibbon 17y ago
I second the war of art.. excellent book. The classic book on creativity is "A Whack on the Side of the Head" by Roger Von Oech (http://www.amazon.com/Whack-Side-Head-More-Creative/dp/0446404667/ref=pd_sim_b_3 http://www.amazon.com/Whack-Side-Head-More-Creative/dp/04464...). It is the book to read on creativity, along with his other book "A Kick in the Seat of the Pants" His card decks (Creative Whack Pack, Innovative Whack Pack and Ancient Whacks of Heraclitus) are also very useful for breaking bad habits, generating ideas, divergent thinking etc. somewhat like Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies cards,which I recommend (http://www.rtqe.net/ObliqueStrategies/ http://www.rtqe.net/ObliqueStrategies/) For more practical examples, exercises and inspiration, I like Creative Sparks (http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Sparks-Concepts-Exercises-Ingenuity/dp/1581804385 http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Sparks-Concepts-Exercises-Ing...) and Caffeine for the Creative Mind (http://www.amazon.com/Caffeine-Creative-Mind-Exercises-Brain/dp/1581808674/ref=pd_sim_b_4 http://www.amazon.com/Caffeine-Creative-Mind-Exercises-Brain...) EDIT: I'd also recommend Organizing from the Right Side of the Brain "http://www.amazon.com/Organizing-Right-Side-Brain-Organized/dp/0312318162 http://www.amazon.com/Organizing-Right-Side-Brain-Organized/... for tips on how creative types organize their workspaces. Handy if you're right brained, a pack rat, like "messy" workspaces or dislike the anal-retentiveness of Getting Things Done.

Gibbon 17y ago

I second the war of art.. excellent book. The classic book on creativity is "A Whack on the Side of the Head" by Roger Von Oech (http://www.amazon.com/Whack-Side-Head-More-Creative/dp/0446404667/ref=pd_sim_b_3 http://www.amazon.com/Whack-Side-Head-More-Creative/dp/04464...). It is the book to read on creativity, along with his other book "A Kick in the Seat of the Pants" His card decks (Creative Whack Pack, Innovative Whack Pack and Ancient Whacks of Heraclitus) are also very useful for breaking bad habits, generating ideas, divergent thinking etc. somewhat like Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies cards,which I recommend (http://www.rtqe.net/ObliqueStrategies/ http://www.rtqe.net/ObliqueStrategies/) For more practical examples, exercises and inspiration, I like Creative Sparks (http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Sparks-Concepts-Exercises-Ingenuity/dp/1581804385 http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Sparks-Concepts-Exercises-Ing...) and Caffeine for the Creative Mind (http://www.amazon.com/Caffeine-Creative-Mind-Exercises-Brain/dp/1581808674/ref=pd_sim_b_4 http://www.amazon.com/Caffeine-Creative-Mind-Exercises-Brain...) EDIT: I'd also recommend Organizing from the Right Side of the Brain "http://www.amazon.com/Organizing-Right-Side-Brain-Organized/dp/0312318162 http://www.amazon.com/Organizing-Right-Side-Brain-Organized/... for tips on how creative types organize their workspaces. Handy if you're right brained, a pack rat, like "messy" workspaces or dislike the anal-retentiveness of Getting Things Done.