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Beyond Boredom and Anxiety: Experiencing Flow in Work and Play

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By Mihály Csíkszentmihályi — 2000

Now in a special 25th anniversary edition and filled with brilliant wisdom and insights, Beyond Boredom and Anxiety offers a timeless introduction to the concept of flow and the scientific basis behind it—all through the work of one of the field's great scientists, Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi.

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The Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Person’s Path Through Depression

Creative people will experience depression—that’s a given. It’s a given because they are regularly confronted by doubts about the meaningfulness of their efforts. Theirs is a kind of depression that does not respond to pharmaceutical treatment.

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Eric Maisel
2007
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Everyday Calm: 30 Ways to Soothe Your Inner Beast (Little Everyday Deck)

Award-winning creativity coach and therapist, Eric Maisel, offers the A Little Every Day Deck series to help readers develop a more centered, creative, intelligent life. Each card in the series presents a single idea and a simple exercise to try every day.

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Eric Maisel
2004
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Making Your Creative Mark: Nine Keys to Achieving Your Artistic Goals

Writers, painters, singers, filmmakers, musicians, craftspeople, and actors confront daunting challenges every day. It is hard to produce new work, find success in the marketplace, manage relationships, and keep spirits up.

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Eric Maisel
2013
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Brainstorm: Harnessing the Power of Productive Obsessions

It’s true: a mind is a terrible thing to waste.

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Eric Maisel, Ann Maisel
2010
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Creativity for Life: Practical Advice on the Artist’s Personality, and Career from America’s Foremost Creativity Coach

Over the years, Eric Maisel has worked with thousands of creative people, including writers, musicians, artists, dancers, and actors.

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Eric Maisel
2007
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Coaching the Artist Within: Advice for Writers, Actors, Visual Artists, and Musicians from America’s Foremost Creativity Coach

Creativity Coaching Essentials shows people how to become more effective creators by guiding them through 12 self-coaching lessons.

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Eric Maisel
2005
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Unleashing the Artist Within: Breaking through Blocks and Restoring Creative Purpose

Are you a painter, writer, actor, dancer, musician, or would-be creative? Are you stuck in the process of creating and sharing your art? In Unleashing the Artist Within, Eric Maisel, PhD offers lessons, anecdotes, and real-life case studies that will help you unlock your creative powers. Dr.

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Eric Maisel
2020
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Mastering Creative Anxiety: 24 Lessons for Writers, Painters, Musicians, and Actors from America’s Foremost Creativity Coach

In his decades as a psychotherapist and creativity coach, Eric Maisel has found a common thread behind what often gets labeled “writer’s block,” “procrastination,” or “stage fright.

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Eric Maisel
2011
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Neuropsychology