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Posts from — May 2008

Writer’s Block? Write about what makes you angry!

write-about-what-makes-you-angry-hulk.jpgTim Ferris says in his current blog post:

I once asked Po Bronson how he beats writer’s block. His answer was “write about what makes you angry.” It works like a charm.

I like that. It does work like a charm.

May 29, 2008   No Comments

Scientific American: How to Unleash Your Creativity

unleash-your-creativity.jpgThree noted experts on creativity, each with a very different perspective and background, reveal powerful ways to unleash your creat­ive self in the latest Scientific American. Included in the three experts is the Artist’s Way woman herself Julia Cameron. Read on and rock your creativity: How to Unleash Your Creativity

May 29, 2008   No Comments

A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech

Roger von Oech

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This is the 25th anniversary edition of the creativity classic by Dr. Roger von Oech.


Over the years, A WHACK ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD has been praised by business people, educators, scientists, homemakers, artists, youth leaders, and many more. The book has been stimulating creativity in millions of readers, translated into eleven languages, and used in seminars around the world.

Now Roger von Oech’s fully illustrated and updated volume is filled with even more provocative puzzles, anecdotes, exercises, metaphors, cartoons, questions, quotations, stories, and tips designed to systematically break through your mental blocks and unlock your mind for creative thinking. This new edition will attract an entire new generation of readers with updated and mind-stretching material.

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May 4, 2008   No Comments