Episode · The Rich Roll Podcast · 2019-10-10
Books mentioned on Chase Jarvis: Creativity Is Our Birthright
Conventional wisdom frames creativity as the purview of a certain select few — a rare gift that eludes us mere mortals. This is a lie.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The War of Art
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a classic guide that explores the internal creative struggles, psychological barriers, and self-sabotage that artists, writers, and professionals face in their daily endeavors.
Discussed“when people ask me you know what are the most influential books in your life there's that list is long but generally at or near the top of that list is always the war of art turning pro and the artists way”
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The Artist's Way
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron is a classic self-help primer on recovering, protecting, and nurturing one's innate creativity.
Discussed“when people ask me you know what are the most influential books in your life there's that list is long but generally at or near the top of that list is always the war of art turning pro and the artists way”
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Turning Pro
Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield is a motivational manual that challenges individuals to overcome internal resistance, drop amateur habits, and fully commit to their creative work.
Discussed“when people ask me you know what are the most influential books in your life there's that list is long but generally at or near the top of that list is always the war of art turning pro and the artists way”
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Range
Range by David J.
Discussed“I just put up a podcast yesterday with David Epstein I wrote this book range and he deconstructs the career paths of all these amazing people to to kind of upend the theory the 10,000 hour rule”
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Discussed“the best example that I've seen lately of this brené Brown notion is the movie in the book where'd you go Bernadette have you seen this yet”
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Play It Away
Play It Away is a practical guide written by Charlie Hoehn that details how adults can utilize play and non-competitive recreation to overcome chronic anxiety and workaholism.
Discussed“there's a book called play it away by a guy named Charlie hone Charlie I know Charlie yeah great author used to work closely with Tim Ferriss just a lovely human and in his book play it away he literally talks about finding time to play every day”
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