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Dopo anni trascorsi tra letture per gli editori, valutazione di manoscritti, scrittura di articoli, racconti, recensioni e critiche, Dorothea Brande ha cominciato a insegnare scrittura creativa partendo dal fatto che le difficoltà dello studente medio o dello scrittore dilettante iniziano molto prima che egli arrivi al punto di poter beneficiare delle tecniche vere e proprie dell'arte dello scrivere.

What propels some individuals to reach extraordinary creative heights in the earliest years of life while others discover their passions decades later? Are prodigies imbued with innate talent? Do late bloomers reveal their talents because their skills require life experience and contemplation? Through engaging storytelling and intriguing historical and cutting-edge scientific research, best-selling author and acclaimed journalist Claudia Kalb explores these questions to uncover what makes a prodigy and what drives a late bloomer.

Introducing you to the basic principles of psychology and its applications. Does fear hold you back from what you want? Do you feel like you are stuck in an automatic routine that just won’t change no matter what actions you try to take? Maybe you can’t even visualize what “outside” of your daily routine? What about your daily thoughts, ever wonder why you think the way you do?

Erik Wahl, a visual artist, speaker, and entrepreneur, helps us unite the yin and yang of creativity - the dynamic new ideas with the dogged effort. He shows why we won't get far if we rely on the spark without the grind or the grind without the spark. What the world really needs are the creators who can hold the two in balance. This audiobook offers surprising insights and practical advice about how to fan the sparks and make the grind more productive.

Vorwort – Vom Stamme Nimm Es gibt Momente, in denen man glaubt, die Menschheit wirklich zu verstehen. Und dann steht man vor einem Hotelbuffet. Da liegt sie vor einem – die ganze anthropologische Wahrheit unserer Spezies, glasiert, frittiert und in Edelstahl aufgereiht: der Mensch als Konsument, der "Homo Touristicus", der kulinarische Eroberer auf All-inclusive-Mission. Nirgendwo sonst wird deutlicher, wie schmal der Grat ist zwischen Kultur und Kalorienrausch, zwischen Zivilisation und Zucchini-Auflauf.

We are about to enter a new age of creativity that will require a new set of superheroes to help the world thrive. This audiobook will make you one of those creative superheroes by unleashing new creative superpowers to help you solve your biggest business problems. This is the modern skillset for creative problem solving.

Does your toaster oven make you feel shamefully inadequate with his lofty ideals and Jeffersonian views of the world? Is the letter Q the wrong shade of yellow? Are you frequently bothered by abstract images and geometric shapes falling from the sky? If so, this book can help. The Toaster Oven Mocks Me is a humorous memoir that chronicles Steve's discovery, concealment, and eventual acceptance of synesthesia.

Much work-based training is a waste of time and money because the majority of people are neither emotionally ready nor practically inclined to apply their learning to the way they behave. Power Up Your Mind offers a new model of learning which will revolutionise the way you learn and perform.

A groundbreaking exploration of how finding one's way later in life can be an advantage to long-term achievement and happiness. “What Yogi Berra observed about a baseball game—it ain't over till it's over—is true about life, and [Late Bloomers] is the ultimate proof of this. . . . It’s...

What If Your Worst Nightmare Could Become Your Greatest Novel? Some of the most legendary books were born from nightmares—visions that blurred the line between fear and creativity. Dream Inspiration in Books takes you deep into the subconscious of literary legends, revealing how their darkest dreams shaped unforgettable stories. From Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to H. P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu, Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Stephen King’s The Shining and Misery, this audiobook uncovers the eerie origins of these iconic works.

At some point, we all ask ourselves, 'What am I truly good at?' Finding out what makes us stand apart is increasingly important in a world of infinite choice. Everyone has a Superstrength. You could be a student nearer the beginning of your learning journey considering your next steps. Perhaps you’re a leader looking to build a team of varying skillsets. Superstrengths shows you how to get ahead of the bunch. Superstrengths is a concept that is being used at the highest levels of sporting competition but, like 10,000 hours or marginal gains, it has a far broader range of applications.

From science and technology to business and education, curiosity is often taken for granted as an unquestioned good. And yet, few people can define curiosity. Curiosity Studies marshals scholars from more than a dozen fields not only to define curiosity but also to grapple with its ethics as well as its role in technological advancement and global citizenship. While intriguing research on curiosity has occurred in numerous disciplines for decades, no rigorously cross - disciplinary study has existed - until now.   

Neuro-linguistic programming is a behavioral science that uses proven techniques to help you in real life. It uses outstanding methods for changing the negative way of thinking into a positive one. Neuro-linguistic programming is relating three things together; thinking, language, and behavior or emotions. Its applications cover many aspects of everyday life.

In this timely and essential audiobook that offers a fresh take on the qualms of modern day life, Professor Alan Lightman investigates the creativity born from allowing our minds to freely roam, without attempting to accomplish anything and without any assigned tasks. With In Praise of Wasting Time, Professor Alan Lightman documents the rush and heave of the modern world, suggests the technological and cultural origins of our time-­driven lives, and examines the many values of "wasting time".

This audiobook brings together 500 profound insights from 250 of the world's most influential minds. With quotes from Rosa Parks to Babe Ruth, Georgia O'Keeffe to Fyodor Dostoevsky, this collection captures the timeless essence of human thought and experience. In our fast-paced world, these quotes offer a moment of pause. They challenge, inspire, and illuminate, providing a lens through which to view our own lives and the world around us.

دائمًا، ليس هناك من الوقت ما يكفي لعمل كل ما علينا عمله، ولن يكون هناك. والناجحون لا يجربون فعل كل شيء، فهم يتعلمون التركيز على أهم مهامهم، ويتأكدون من أدائها. يرينا هذا الكتاب كيف نبدأ بهذه المهام الصعبة، وكيف ننظم يومنا، وكيف نؤدي أعمالنا في أوقاتها، وبشكلها الصحيح.

Ready to revolutionise your life and be more decisive? Take hold of your future with life-changing advice from 59 Seconds. Don't waste your time on outdated ‘life coach’ strategies and guru-guided nonsense. Instead, let renowned psychologist Richard Wiseman enlighten you with quick and...

‘A compelling and revelatory new framework for setting and achieving your goals, from a psychologist on the cutting edge of motivational science’ – Carol Dweck, PhD, author of Mindset 'I don't know anyone who knows more than Ayelet Fishbach about the psychology of goals . . . I love this...

It is good to know that the best ability you can find in yourself is creativity. Probably, it is hidden somewhere in your behavior. This audiobook is going to help you to recognize and show up the most appreciate skill nowadays. You’ll understand how the work environment has changed from having strict behavior rules to freedom of creativity expression. Nowadays, the winner is one who exhibits extreme creativity.

In The Genius Checklist, Dean Keith Simonton examines the key factors in creative genius and finds that they are more than a little contradictory. Simonton, who has studied creativity and genius for more than four decades, draws on both scientific research and stories from the lives of famous creative geniuses that range from Isaac Newton to Vincent van Gogh to Virginia Woolf. Simonton's checklist gives us a new, integrative way to understand geniuses - and perhaps even to nurture your own genius.