Creative Ability category: 443 books

"Rest is such a valuable book. If work is our national religion, Pang is the philosopher reintegrating our bifurcated selves." ---Arianna Huffington, New York Times Book Review Overwork is the new normal. Rest is something to do when the important things are done-but they are never done....

Find out where great ideas come from in this “delightful account of how inventors do what they do” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). A father cleans up after his toddler and imagines a cup that won’t spill. An engineer watches people using walkie-talkies and has an idea. A doctor figures...

In ‘Diep werk’ wijst Cal Newport op de noodzaak van geconcentreerd werken om maximaal te kunnen presteren, een vaardigheid die we langzaam zijn kwijtgeraakt. Newport gebruikte de term ‘diep werk’ voor het eerst op zijn populaire blog. Hij raakte een zenuw: Newports artikelen over dit onderwerp...

Stanislas Janati est un personnage, une élévation de l'âme - Pour votre Abondance Universelle de l'Âme. Voila ce qu'il aimerait vous laisser afin de nouer des ponts entre l'humanité entière. Ce nom dérive des résultats bénéfique à s'instruire et en apprendre toujours plus....

It has been said that while a magician often is an expert at “sleight of hand” a mentalist is an expert of “sleight of mind”. While this is something the mentalist may want his audience to believe – the reality is quite different. Magic and mentalism – like many things in life is about...

The key to intelligence is the willingness to question things. It is particularly important to be willing to question the things that most other people assume to be correct, even when they haven't made the slightest effort to think about the principles involved. Wosdom Teeth, like the other...

Life is full of ups and downs. What’s important is you do not know how to give up. Instead, you try to see the bright side of light and perceive life in a positive way. You have to understand that your perception about life has a great impact in your well-being and health. Being positive...

風行全球的SuperBetter心理遊戲， 教你如何將遊戲時的心理優勢運用到日常上， 讓你對人生的每項任務也會玩上癮。 ◎美國賓州大學實驗證實：持續SuperBetter練習30天，可提升能量、減緩焦慮與憂鬱症狀，增強成功達標的信念。 ◎一百項SuperBetter微型任務，明白背後的心理機制，改變只需一分鐘！ 玩遊戲可以使你多出十年壽命，你相信嗎？ 如果面對人生挑戰跟玩遊戲一樣充滿幹勁，該有多好？ 想像一下打電玩的情景：全神貫注、想方設法，一切只為打倒大魔王。等贏得了寶物，已是半夜三點，而你已迫不及待下一場挑戰……   本書作者珍‧麥高尼格是得獎的遊戲設計師，一次的意外讓她有了輕生念頭。她決心要為自己戰鬥，不只恢復得比以前好，還要超級好！於是，她把這段復原的過程，變成培養韌性的遊戲：SuperBetter。原本只是設計給自己的簡單激勵練習，沒想到迅速在各界發酵，目前已有超過50萬人玩過SuperBetter，也成為美國國家衛生研究院的大型研究計畫。 SuperBetter遠遠不只是一個遊戲那麼簡單。本書揭露了近十年來科學研究的成果，說明遊戲如何改變我們對於壓力與挑戰的因應方式。SuperBetter的玩家也在本書分享讓自己變得更強大的故事：申請學校、緩解病痛、擊敗憂鬱症、健康減重、揮別家暴、抵禦霸凌、全家族齊心陪伴92歲曾祖母、完成第一本著作……等。一百多項以科學理論為基礎的微型任務，教你如何替自己設計一場精采的人生冒險，讓你輕輕鬆鬆就能超級好！ 【SuperBetter的微型任務】 身體韌性：力量呼吸法 壞東西：偏頭痛、胃痛、情緒快要爆發 怎麼做：吸氣，一邊慢慢數到4，然後吐氣，再從1數到8。 為何奏效：這種韻律呼吸，可提高心率變異度，比深呼吸更有效。 社交韌性：讓我為你的心情加分 壞東西：害羞、冷漠 怎麼做：問對方「從1~10來給分，你覺得今天過得如何？」若對方答7，繼續問：「那我可以做什麼把分數變成8？」 為何奏效：主動表達讓對方今天心情變得更好，就是讓對方能信賴你對他們的支持。 精神韌性：OOO會怎麼做？ 壞東西：讓你備感壓力或焦慮的事 怎麼做：以第三人稱問自己：「...

**A NATIONAL BESTSELLER Discover the twelve breakthrough practices for bringing creativity and a sense of possibility into all of your endeavors in this bestselling guide from the author of Pathways to Possibility** Presenting twelve breakthrough practices for bringing creativity into...

Ever been to so many meetings that you couldn't get your work done? Ever fallen asleep during a bulletpoint presentation? Ever watched the news and ended up knowing less? Welcome to the land of Blah Blah Blah. The Problem: We talk so much that we don't think very well. Powerful as words are,...

"Read this book and you will be bulletproof!" - Steven Pressfield If you want to achieve something original and meaningful with your life, you MUST learn to deal with rejection and criticism. If you're an artist of any kind your work will be rejected by editors, curators and...

Although many people believe that “smarts” are something you’re born with, the idea that genetics alone determine your intelligence is simply not true. The mind is an amazingly flexible tool that can be trained to literally accomplish anything you “put your mind to.” There is evidence...

If you found out for certain there is a Heaven and a Hell, how would you change your life? If you had to name the one thing that most frightens you about growing old, what would it be? If you could have only one part of your body massaged every day, what part would you choose? If you could have any...

This book is for highly sensitive people who have felt out of place in the modern world. It provides a narrative that describes how they fit into a lineage of creatives throughout history, and how their gifts are needed during this precise era of "new renaissance" on Earth. The world...