Review: Take Control of the Creative Process With These Powerful Techniques
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2012
If you do any kind of creative work as a hobby or even professionally, this book provides a lot of great advice to help you tap into the powers of your subconscious mind to unleash your natural creative genius. The author gives a refreshing approach to the topic of creativity, focusing more on specific techniques for getting the most out of your natural gifts and abilities rather than waiting for "inspiration" to strike.I enjoy these kinds of topics because I'm a writer myself. I know how difficult it can be to sit there with no inspiration or with this roadblock in your mind when all you want to do is create. And it's because of that I'm always looking for ways to harness the power of the subconscious mind.I think the book's strong points is the various techniques listed for unleashing the creative faculties lying dormant in your subconscious. It goes into length to discuss mind mapping, meditation, and even imitation. I've read before of how some great authors used to actually copy the novels of their favorite novelists word for word in order to imprint the pattern of storytelling in their minds. This is an example of imitation, and I was pleasantly surprised to find it mentioned in this book.My only issue with the book is that it doesn't dive too deep into neuroscience and psychology. I love books that use neuroscience and psychological explanations from the latest research. For me, it would have been the icing on the cake.In short, I think the book is useful for anyone looking for specific techniques to get the most from their creative work. Far too many creative types still think inspiration is something you wait on when in fact it's something you have full control over.