As part of developing “perceptual dexterity” stuff, I think I want to do a post where I review a few books related to creativity. I’ve just finished reading A Whack On the Side of the Head, which felt like quite a… I’m not sure what to call it, “corporate”? I think? It felt like a corporate take on creativity. When I started it, I thought I’d do a review of just that book, but after finishing it, I think a comparative study would be a lot more valuable.
I’m now looking for more books to include in the post. I’d like each one to be either 1) unusually excellent, 2) super weird and different from all the others, or 3) not overtly about creativity at all, but likely to produce something interesting and valuable if I try to review it “as a creativity book” anyway.
Another book that’s on my list is called “What It Is”, and it falls in the “super weird” category, while also being a… graphic novel?????? I guess????
I’d love for there to be a wide range of literary genres represented: a novel, a children’s picture book, a biography, a poetry anthology, maybe a pop sci thing, and at least one more training-manual-ish thing that’s not so “corporate”.
If you think of something else you’d like to see reviewed in a post like this, please pitch me on that as well.
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As part of developing “perceptual dexterity” stuff, I think I want to do a post where I review a few books related to creativity. I’ve just finished reading A Whack On the Side of the Head, which felt like quite a… I’m not sure what to call it, “corporate”? I think? It felt like a corporate take on creativity. When I started it, I thought I’d do a review of just that book, but after finishing it, I think a comparative study would be a lot more valuable.
I’m now looking for more books to include in the post. I’d like each one to be either 1) unusually excellent, 2) super weird and different from all the others, or 3) not overtly about creativity at all, but likely to produce something interesting and valuable if I try to review it “as a creativity book” anyway.
Another book that’s on my list is called “What It Is”, and it falls in the “super weird” category, while also being a… graphic novel?????? I guess????
I’d love for there to be a wide range of literary genres represented: a novel, a children’s picture book, a biography, a poetry anthology, maybe a pop sci thing, and at least one more training-manual-ish thing that’s not so “corporate”.
If you think of something else you’d like to see reviewed in a post like this, please pitch me on that as well.