Cracking creativity
by Michael Michalko · first published 1998
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Michael Michalko has two excellent books on creativity: Thinkertoys (http://www.amazon.com/Thinkertoys-Handbook-Creative-Thinking...) and Cracking Creativity (http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Creativity-Secrets-Creative-G...) They're both among my fave books of all time, though they are relatively similar in content so getting just one is fine. They cover…
on “Ask HN: How do you learn to be creative?” ↗…computer with a pile of heuristics (eg How to Solve It). Then, it will be more creative than humans in no time. Yet, humans with virtually no knowledge are more creative. My first study of creativity was Cracking Creativity by Michalko. Skimming its tools, I noticed all of them were about changing how one looks at a problem or connects its pieces. Another work told me geniuses are defined by what they forget or ignore more…
on “Creativity fundamentally comes from memorization?” ↗…and which things are outside of my control. I now spend a lot more time focusing on the former and a lot less time being anxious about the latter. 2) Books like "Traction" (by Gabriel Weinberg) and "Cracking Creativity" that take a fuzzy subject like marketing or being creative and show that you can get very far by following recipes/algorithms/heuristics. Skill like creativity are not purely innate; they can be learned.…
on “Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?” ↗