My Favorite Creativity Books!

A Whole New Mind book cover

I was on a Facebook group with a bunch of other interior designers, and someone started a Book Recommendation thread.  The very first book, pictured here, by Daniel H Pink "A Whole New Mind, Why Right-Brainers will Rule the Future" was literally the book that kicked off the entire journey of recovering as a creative.  Below are the others that really stood out to me as well.  I was so hungry to learn and reinvent myself that I devoured every book I could get my hands on. What I knew was that my burn out wouldn't be fixed by changing jobs or careers, I was old enough to realize I was the common denominator and that I needed to shift how I approached life, not just my career.  As a creative I believe I can't separate the two, they are intricately intertwined.​

• The Innovators Cookbook, Steven Johnson.
• Gifts of Imperfection, Brene Brown (HIGHLY RECOMEND!)
• Imagine, Jonah Lehrer

• The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida

• Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert
• My Creative Space, Donald Rattner

Not only did I recover as a creative I can also say I fell back in love with my career as a creative. It is possible to recover from burn out and thrive with a life built around creativity.
Do something creative today, Paula

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Gifts of Imperfection Book Cover