Unti on Creativity
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- Author：Matt Richtel
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Summary
A groundbreaking new investigation into the mysteries of creativity and how to maximize your creative potential， from Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter and bestselling author of An Elegant Defense Matt Richtel。
In his viral New York Times piece “How to Be Creative，” journalist and bestselling author Matt Richtel presented readers with a list of prescriptive advice on how to unleash your inner creativity through steps like paying attention to your imagination， embracing imperfection， and giving your brain some much-needed rest。 Now he expands these concepts into a full-length book aiming to uncover the secrets of being more creative， and arguing for the power of creativity in all walks of life。
In Inspired， Richtel investigates the nature of creativity through interviews with prominent creatives on their craft， as well as scientists who have been working to unlock the secrets of the creative brain。 Blending science and personal development， Richtel not only walks readers through how to maximize their creative potential， but also provides scientific and anecdotal evidence on how accessing creativity serves as a key to success in any field and a source of deep personal fulfillment and meaning。
In his viral New York Times piece “How to Be Creative，” journalist and bestselling author Matt Richtel presented readers with a list of prescriptive advice on how to unleash your inner creativity through steps like paying attention to your imagination， embracing imperfection， and giving your brain some much-needed rest。 Now he expands these concepts into a full-length book aiming to uncover the secrets of being more creative， and arguing for the power of creativity in all walks of life。
In Inspired， Richtel investigates the nature of creativity through interviews with prominent creatives on their craft， as well as scientists who have been working to unlock the secrets of the creative brain。 Blending science and personal development， Richtel not only walks readers through how to maximize their creative potential， but also provides scientific and anecdotal evidence on how accessing creativity serves as a key to success in any field and a source of deep personal fulfillment and meaning。
Reviews
Daniel Maurath
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This book was not inspired， offering little to remember。 I took just a few ideas from it leaving the rest to be forgotten and not missed。 There are some themed chapters but doesn’t feel cohesive due to the smattering of examples that seem designed by a marketing team to provide each customer persona a relatable example from the sports star to the niche musician。 My biggest issue with the book is it’s use of commercial success as the yardstick by which all creativity is evaluated。 Sure he intervi This book was not inspired， offering little to remember。 I took just a few ideas from it leaving the rest to be forgotten and not missed。 There are some themed chapters but doesn’t feel cohesive due to the smattering of examples that seem designed by a marketing team to provide each customer persona a relatable example from the sports star to the niche musician。 My biggest issue with the book is it’s use of commercial success as the yardstick by which all creativity is evaluated。 Sure he interviews less successful creatives but it’s about them accepting their lack of commercial success instead of questioning that success as an effective measure。 We’re also forced to accept without question his generational tastes like Springsteen， Santana and U2 as pinnacles of creativity。 Other issues are that he repeats facts and anecdotes as if we never read them and brings up the pandemic whenever possible and in cases where calling what he’s describing “creativity” is a stretch。 I think cut way down into a long form article， this could be better。 。。。more
Niki
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For a book about creativity， this is fairly uninspired。
Trace Nichols
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"Albert Einstein said that creativity is intelligence having fun。"This book had some nuggets of wisdom， but was for the most part ALL over the place。 Throw a dart at the map selection of areas in life/activities/professions you can use as examples of creativity。 Really， anything seemed to be the line the book takes。 "Albert Einstein said that creativity is intelligence having fun。"This book had some nuggets of wisdom， but was for the most part ALL over the place。 Throw a dart at the map selection of areas in life/activities/professions you can use as examples of creativity。 Really， anything seemed to be the line the book takes。 。。。more
Literary Redhead
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INSPIREDby Matt Richtel Mariner BooksPub Date: Apr 19The science behind creativity is the focus of INSPIRED， written by NYT Pulitzer Prize winner， Matt Richtel。I've always been intrigued by the concept of creativity and found INSPIRED incredibly helpful as it breaks down the process of spawning new ideas。 Includes stories and traits of iconic creators， the environment in which new ideas thrive， obstacles to be removed， and links to faith and spirituality。 A fascinating account for anyone interes INSPIREDby Matt Richtel Mariner BooksPub Date: Apr 19The science behind creativity is the focus of INSPIRED， written by NYT Pulitzer Prize winner， Matt Richtel。I've always been intrigued by the concept of creativity and found INSPIRED incredibly helpful as it breaks down the process of spawning new ideas。 Includes stories and traits of iconic creators， the environment in which new ideas thrive， obstacles to be removed， and links to faith and spirituality。 A fascinating account for anyone interested in creation in any field。 Thanks to the author， Mariner Books， and NetGalley for the ARC。 Opinions are mine。 #Inspired #MattRichtel #Mariner Books #NetGalley 。。。more
Stephanie
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ARC received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I read in the synopsis that this book started as a viral essay， and I think that perhaps that's what it should have remained。 There didn't seem to be enough to warrant stretching it into a full book， a roughly 400-page book at that。 It was interesting in places， but it could have used more structure and less meandering。 My main takeaways: cultivating creativity requires removal of barriers， a willingness to make mistakes， and understan ARC received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I read in the synopsis that this book started as a viral essay， and I think that perhaps that's what it should have remained。 There didn't seem to be enough to warrant stretching it into a full book， a roughly 400-page book at that。 It was interesting in places， but it could have used more structure and less meandering。 My main takeaways: cultivating creativity requires removal of barriers， a willingness to make mistakes， and understanding that the quantity of ideas is perhaps more important to the process than the quality of ideas。 。。。more
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