The Creative Habit (edit title)

Timothy Gray approved Timothy Gray’s request to change the title of The Creative Habit Thursday, November 12 2009.

Timothy Gray changed the title of The Creative Habit Thursday, November 12 2009.

Laura and Eric edited the quotations of The Creative Habit Tuesday, September 8 2009.

• Added a quotation: “"HOW TO BE LUCKY: Be generous. I don't use that word lightly. Generosity is luck going in the opposite direction, away from you. If you're generous to someone, if you do something to help him out, you are in effect making him lucky. This is important. It's like inviting yourself into a community of good fortune." - p. 136”

Shelfari edited the description of The Creative Habit Saturday, August 1 2009.

• All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit. It is the product of preparation and effort, and is within reach of everyone. Whether you are a painter, musician, businessperson, or simply an individual yearning to put your creativity to use, The Creative Habit provides you with thirty-two practical exercises based on the lessons Twyla Tharp has learned in her remarkable thirty-five-year career. In "Where's Your Pencil?" Tharp reminds you to observe the world -- and get it down on paper. In "Coins and Chaos," she gives you an easy way to restore order and peace. In "Do a Verb," she turns your mind and body into coworkers. In "Build a Bridge to the Next Day," she shows you how to clean the clutter from your mind overnight. Tharp leads you through the painful first steps of scratching for ideas, finding the spine of your work, and getting out of ruts and into productive grooves. The wide-open realm of possibilities can be energizing, and Twyla Tharp explains how to take a deep breath and begin...

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Creative Habit Tuesday, July 21 2009.

• reordered the contributors.
• 1 : Twyla Tharp:

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Creative Habit Thursday, July 16 2009.

• Added a contributor: Twyla Tharp: (Primary Author)

Timothy Gray edited the characters of The Creative Habit Thursday, July 9 2009.

• Changed the section title: Important People
• Added a character: Billy Joel
• Added a character: Jerome Robbins
• Added a character: Milos Foreman
• Added a character: Leonardo da Vinci
• Added a character: Maurice Sendak
• Added a character: Martha Graham
• Added a character: Neil Simon
• Added a character: Doris Humphrey

Timothy Gray edited the first sentence of The Creative Habit Thursday, July 9 2009.

• I walk into a large white room.