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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life | 
 enlarge | Author: Twyla Tharp
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 2343
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0743235274
Dewey Decimal Number: 153.35
EAN: 9780743235273
ASIN: 0743235274
Publication Date: December 27, 2005
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Product Description
All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit. It is the product of preparation and effort, and is within reach of everyone. Whether you are a painter, musician, businessperson, or simply an individual yearning to put your creativity to use, The Creative Habit provides you with thirty-two practical exercises based on the lessons Twyla Tharp has learned in her remarkable thirty-five-year career.In "Where's Your Pencil?" Tharp reminds you to observe the world -- and get it down on paper. In "Coins and Chaos," she gives you an easy way to restore order and peace. In "Do a Verb," she turns your mind and body into coworkers. In "Build a Bridge to the Next Day," she shows you how to clean the clutter from your mind overnight. Tharp leads you through the painful first steps of scratching for ideas, finding the spine of your work, and getting out of ruts and into productive grooves. The wide-open realm of possibilities can be energizing, and Twyla Tharp explains how to take a deep breath and begin...
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 Just what I need but don't want to do. December 21, 2008
I am the person she describes - a very creative person needing but hating structure. I hope the book will help me buckle down. I've only read a little, and I am already getting on a more regular schedule.
 A Master Class in What it takes to be a Creative Pro. December 5, 2008
This book was recommended to me by Merlin Mann of 43folder.com.
It is a very good book and I would recommend it to anyone who makes their living as a creative professional.
A dance genious shares her discipline for creativity May 24, 2008
This is a great book for anyone who wants to cultivate the habits of good discipline that consistenly lead to creative ideas.
Great! May 19, 2008
It's the kind of book I would want everyone to read. I want to buy a lot of copies and share them with a lot of people. I just loved it.
Twyla shares pearls from her life's creative adventure May 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A refreshing and inspiring glimpse into the creative habits employed by a successful artist, generously shared in a well thought out, intelligent, down-to-earth practical way. Twyla shares her personal experiences and keen observational skills in a way generalizable to nearly any creative field. A pleasure to read and re-read. Practical, not just fluff. She shares behind-the-scenes step-by-step insights into the preparation for some of her more successful projects (Movin Out, etc). Puts to bed the idea that artists are supernatural beings who simply sit still and wait for bolts of lightning to strike them with inspiration. Reading this book is highly conducive to inspiration. I bought a second copy as a gift.
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