On Becoming an Artist Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity

Name: On Becoming an Artist Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity
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ISBN: 9780345456304

ISBN-10: 0345456300

ISBN-13: 9780345456304

Edition: 2005

Authors: Ellen J. Langer

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“All it takes to become an artist is to start doing art.” –from On Becoming an Artist On Becoming an Artist is loaded with good news. Backed by her landmark scientific work on mindfulness and artistic nature, bestselling author and Harvard psychologist Ellen J. Langer shows us that creativity is not a rare gift that only some special few are born with, but rather an integral part of everyone’s makeup. All of us can express our creative impulses– authentically and uniquely–and, in the process, enrich our lives. Why then do so many of us merely dream of someday painting, someday writing, someday making music? Why do we think the same old thoughts, harbor the same old prejudices, stay stuck…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/28/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.31" wide x 7.99" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



A Life of Mindful Creativity



Becoming Authentic



The Tyranny of Evaluation



The Mindfulness of Mistakes



The Rule of Absolutes



The Mindlessness of Social Comparison



The Myth of Talent



The Blindness of Knowing



From Reference to Preference



The Mindful Choice


Epilogue


Notes


Index