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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

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By Mihály Csíkszentmihályi — 2008

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s famous investigations of optimal experience have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. See more...

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Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life

From Dani Shapiro, bestselling author of Devotion and Slow Motion, comes a witty, heartfelt, and practical look at the exhilarating and challenging process of storytelling.

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Embracing Your Inner Critic: Turning Self-Criticism into a Creative Asset

The inner critic. It whispers, whines, and needles us into place. It checks our thoughts, controls our behavior, and inhibits action. It thinks it is protecting us from being disliked, hurt, or abandoned.

Hal Stone, Sidra Stone

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Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk: And Other Truths About Being Creative

This book is duct tape for the mouth of every artist’s inner critic. Silencing that stifling voice once and for all, this salve for creatives introduces ten truths they must face in order to defeat self-doubt.

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Banish Your Inner Critic: Silence the Voice of Self-Doubt to Unleash Your Creativity and Do Your Best Work

Are you ready to boost your personal productivity—minus the fear and loathing? Are you ready to Banish Your Inner Critic and unleash the creative ideas and personal productivity within you? Help is on the way! Blocked creative ideas.

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Dancing with Your Muse: Inner Magic to Release Fear and Embrace Creativity

Have you ever had a dream, but let it go because you were too afraid of failure to try? Dancing with Your Muse is a heartfelt, motivational guide to understanding this fear, realising that you are not alone in it, and working past it to achieve your goals without inhibition.

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Overcoming Creative Anxiety: Journal Prompts and Practices for Disarming Your Inner Critic and Allowing Creativity to Flow

Journal away from anxiety and towards confidence through the power of creative writing and mind-body practices. Equal parts self-esteem workbook, adult activity book, and mindfulness journal, this indispensable guide calls all creatives to calm down and improve artistic confidence.

Karen C. L. Anderson

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From Underdog to Bulldog: My Journey as a College Football Walk-On

Candler Cook knows firsthand that dreams can come true—but only if you’re willing to fight for them.A lifelong Bulldogs fan, Candler decided at age seven that he wanted to play football for the University of Georgia.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball—101 Great Hoop Stories from Players, Coaches, and Fans

Pat Williams has drawn on his basketball industry connections to compile great stories from on and off the court.

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Pat Williams

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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

We attempt or avoid difficult conversations and conflicts every day—whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client.

Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen

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The Creative Cure: How Finding and Freeing Your Inner Artist Can Heal Your Life

“I’m just not that creative” is a common refrain in today’s society. But according to author and creative coach Jacob Nordby, nothing could be further from the truth. Every human being is creative, and having a regular creative practice is a vital key to a happy and fulfilling life.

Jacob Nordby, Julia Cameron (foreword)

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Creative Well-Being