What is creativity? The definition of creativity itself is controversial. Is Taylor Swift creative or mainstream? Is body fluid art (this can of artist’s shit was sold for $150,000 in 2008) creative or obscure? According to Allen Gannett in his excellent book The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time, creativity is about balance. More precisely, it has to check...
Life As Sport. I bought it thinking it would encourage me to shove down beers and hot dogs while watching others shine on TV. I was wrong. But I still enjoyed it. In his book Life as Sport: What Top Athletes Can Teach You about How to Win in Life, Jonathan Fader explains how to apply mental & behavioral tricks elite athletes use to reach your goals. No needles involved, don’t worry...
Eating alone. You know you’re doing it too much when you start talking to your steak. And hear it answer back. Never Eat Alone is a sweet mixture of manipulation technics for bombastic networking addicts and actually useful actionable & inspiring tips. But see, the former might be the Redbull in your vodka. You don’t like it but still, you”ll have it to keep on going. In...
Mornings. Because in life, you can’t have it all. Are can you? If you’re like me, you may feel the most energetic and inspired in the morning. But no matter how you feel, you have to admit one thing: it’s a new day. A new day where you can reinvent yourself, become a better you. Unless you’re perfect, and in that case, kudos to you! In his book The Miracle Morning: The Not...
Self help books. Because it’s cheaper than your shrink and you’re done with the latest Harry Potter. To be honest, I mostly read this kind of books. Novels are usually boring to me, unless they make a feature out of them. But in that case, I’ll watch the movie on Netflix and spare myself a few hours. So what was so interesting in Unfu*k Yourself that I felt compelled to write a...
