Free Play
Improvisation in Life and Art
by Stephen Nachmanovitch · first published 1990
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…spent the most time in this state of flow." I can certainly believe this. If you are not familiar with the concept of "flow state" (Samadhi in Hindu cultures [1]), I'd recommend reading the wonderful "Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art" by Stephen Nachmanovitch [2] over the more famous "Flow" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. [1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samadhi [2] http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0874776317
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on “Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade?” ↗My favorite book on the subject is "Free Play : Improvisation in Life and Art" by Stephen Nachmanovitch. https://www.amazon.com/Free-Play-Improvisation-Life-Art/dp/0... His description of the necessary fight with the "inner critic" more or less…
on ““A state of flow can be achieved by deep work”” ↗Not much more than any other source of growing up. From "Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art" by Stephen Nachmanovitch: "Schools can nurture creativity in children, but they can also destroy it, and all too often do. Ideally, schools exist to preserve and regenerate…
on “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” ↗