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Book Review: What I Learned From "The Creative Habit"

Book Review: What I Learned From "The Creative Habit"

As a creative, I love reading about other people's creative processes: their habits and work routines, the decisions they make, the way they think, and how they see the world.

Here are my three biggest takeaways from The Creative Habit.

The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity: What I Learned from Keith Sawyer's "Zig Zag"

The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity: What I Learned from Keith Sawyer's "Zig Zag"

Last summer, I discovered a book one day that piqued my curiosity while browsing in the OverDrive app (side note: do you know about this? It’s a way to check out eBooks and audiobooks from your local library.)

The book was Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity by Keith Sawyer.

I’m always interested in learning more about the creative process and gleaning insight into our creative processes as musicians, thinkers, educators, and creators, and when I found out that Keith Sawyer was not only a scientific expert on creativity but also a jazz pianist, I couldn’t wait to start reading.