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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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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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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad

In his previous books Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work!, both New York Times bestsellers, Austin Kleon gave readers the keys to unlock their creativity and showed them how to become known.

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Austin Kleon
2019
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First We Read, Then We Write: Emerson on the Creative Process

Writing was the central passion of Emerson’s life.

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Robert D. Richardson
2015
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Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas

In one of the most popular classes at Parsons School of Design, B. Jeffrey Madoff gave students a reality check: "Most of us have had the feeling of 'I could've done that,' whether at an art gallery, watching a performance, or finding a new product or even a new business idea.

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B. Jeffrey Madoff
2024
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The Musician’s Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Wellness

In The Musician’s Way, veteran performer and educator Gerald Klickstein combines the latest research with his 30 years of professional experience to provide aspiring musicians with a roadmap to artistic excellence.

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Gerald Klickstein
2009
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Handmade: Creative Focus in the Age of Distraction

In an era when there are countless competing claims on one’s attention, how does one find the internal focus to be creative? For master furniture craftsman Gary Rogowski, the answer is in the act of creative work itself.

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Gary Rogowski
2024
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Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists

In this day and age, when art has become more of a commodity and art school graduates are convinced that they can only make a living from their work by attaining gallery representation, it is more important than ever to show the reality of how a professional, contemporary artist sustains a creative...

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Sharon Louden
2013
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Making Art a Practice: How to Be the Artist You Are

Helping artists catapult into further action, this guide is a treasury of insight and inspiration.

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Cat Bennett
2013
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The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery

This is a book about self-sabotage. Why we do it, when we do it, and how to stop doing it—for good.Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. This is why we resist efforts to change, often until they feel completely futile.

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Brianna Wiest
2024
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Make Time for Creativity: Finding Space for Your Most Meaningful Work (A Self-Guide)

Venture into a space that intimately discusses how to find time to express yourself and develop your talents.

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Brandon Stosuy
2020
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