10 books to help with creative work
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1. Steal like an artist - Austin Kleon
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Great ways to boost your creativity
2. The Practice by Seth Godin
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Talks about the mindset, routines, systems and habits that all artists need to have
3. The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
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Do everything you can to beat the resistance
4. A Whack on the Side of the Head by Roger von Oech
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How to 'whack' your head for more ideas.
5. Thinkertoys by Michael Michalko
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Specific strategies for generating new ideas on command.
6. Go by Chip Kidd
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Graphic design basics for people who don't know anything about graphic design
7. Creativity by John Cleese
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Short ideas by John on how to generate more ideas
8. It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be by Paul Arden
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Some of the advice is contrarian which is the best advice for getting you out of ruts.
9. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
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Elziabeth talks about the creative process and how she understands it.
10. Any sci fi book
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For me, I find many science fiction books full of wonderful and interesting ideas. Many of the ideas aren't things I can apply to my life but they do get me thinking differently.
