A self-help book for artists "crammed with practical ideas, inspirational images and creative exercises . . . establishing what kind of creative you are"( Mslexia).Unlock your creative potential with Conscious Creativity: a practical, playful guide bursting with inspiration to help bring more color into to your life.There is creativity in all of us, but it can easily be buried beneath our everyday concerns. Whether you've lost your mojo or...

A guide to identifying, nurturing and growing our insight and creativity for more effective thinking.We know that our minds are capable of great things. But they are also unpredictable. Our thoughts tend to wander and our minds are either distracted or idle. This book teaches us how to optimize these beautiful yet fitful instruments so that they can more regularly and generously produce the sort of insights and ideas we need to fulfill our potential.We lear...

To wonder too openly or intensely about the meaning of life can seem a peculiar, ill-fated and faintly ridiculous pastime. It can seem like a topic on which ordinary mortals cannot make much progress. In truth, it is for all of us to wonder about, define and work towards a more meaningful existence.This book presents a range of areas in which we might seek the meaning of life, including love, family, friendship, work, self-knowledge and nature. We learn why certain things feel meani...

A pessimist's guide to marriage.Anyone we might marry could be wrong for us - even just a little bit. We know that perfection is not in the cards. And yet, errors of deep-seated incompatibility in married couples seem to occur regularly.This informative (and funny) book examines the reasons why - and then suggests a new approach to marriage. The time has come to bury the Romantic intuition-based view of marriage and learn to practice and rehearse marriage a...

**"... A book reminding us of all the small moments we overlook when they happen."- Emma Gannon, Ctr Alt Delete podcast52 overlooked small pleasures, from flirtation and figs to cyprus trees and the pleasant exhaustion that follows an especially productive day.**We exhaust ourselves and the planet in the search for very large pleasures, while all around us lies a wealth of small pleasures, which-if we only pay more attention-can bring us solace and joy on a daily b...

Everybody wants to be creative. Creativity makes life more fun, more interesting and more full of achievement, but too many people believe that creativity is something you are born with and cannot be learned.In How to Have Creative Ideas Edward de Bono - the leading authority on creative thinking - outlines 62 different games and exercises, built around random words chosen from a list, to help encourage creativity and lateral thinking. For example, if the task were to prov...

A SUNDAY TIMES DESIGN BOOK OF THE YEAR_________________________________________The definitive guide for harnessing the power of colour to improve your happiness, wellbeing and confidenceWouldn't you like to boost your confidence simply by slipping on 'that' yellow jumper? Or when you get home after a stressful day, be instantly soothed by the restful green of your walls?The colours all around us hold an emotional ener...

The act of creating art, in all its forms, offers us a path to our souls. But the path can be confusing, and getting lost along the way is inevitable. However, maybe that’s the point.In The Trickster’s Hat, bestselling author of the Griffin & Sabine cycle Nick Bantock invites you to lose yourself in order to become a better creator. Inspired by Nick's popular and mischievous workshops, the book's forty-nine perceptive exercises will encourage you to forget your destination...

Learn the easy steps to harnessing the incredible creative power of your mind that can enable anyone to Think Like A Genius.How you already think like a genius without even knowing it--page 6The secret formula for genius: C.R.E.A.T.E.--page 22Ways to overcome the fear that inhibits the genius within you--page 58How to transform the cynicism of I can't do it to the confidence of I can do anything--page 66Breaking out of ...

As children, when we learn to write, we gain an important life skill - a practical means of communicating that we end up using almost every day of our lives, if only to jot down a shopping list or dash out an email. As children, we also know instinctively that drawing is a great way to communicate, but later in life it isn't universally valued and nurtured in the way that writing is. It's not seen as a necessity, it's seen as a specialism.As a result, most of us are robbed of a powe...

What is a meaningful life? What does it mean to flourish?Antonia Case, the co-founder of New Philosopher and Womankind magazines, quits her corporate job in the city and, with her partner, travels across the world in search of meaning. In a quest to find answers, she turns off the soundtrack of the media, rids herself of technology, and with little more than books as carry-on luggage, she journeys from Buenos Aires to Paris, from Barcelona to Byro...

This practical guide for beginners and experienced artists unlocks the secrets to loose and expressive painting. It is suitable for all opaque mediums, such as oils, acrylics, and gouache.Are you tired of creating tight, uninspiring paintings that fail to convey your true feelings about the subject? Do you find yourself frustrated by repeating the same techniques repeatedly without achieving the desired effect? Discover the secret to a loose and impressioni...