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How Creativity Rules the World: The Art and Business of Turning Your Ideas into Gold by Maria Brito
vinnievango's review against another edition
More of a memoir and no research behind her claims.
readingstones's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
4.5
A wonderfully informative and inspiring book. It’s one a reader could easily come back to, open anywhere, and gain inspiration and a creative challenge.
skavansieur's review against another edition
5.0
*A review copy was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book inspired me to finally start on the creative projects I’ve been dreaming of (and putting off) for months.
How Creativity Rules the World was inspired by Maria Brito’s grandfather who despite being kidnapped, led a life full of creativity, curiosity, and joy. He inspired Maria to explore her creativity, which led to her switching careers at 33. From her ‘dark ages’ of working as an attorney to becoming an art curator, travelling to multiple art shows a week and demystifying contemporary art for everyone, Maria Brito also conducts classes on creativity.
Maria Brito breaks down the aspects of creativity: its myths, habits required to cultivate creativity, how to start your creative cogs and how to maximise it to its fullest potential. It is written in short chapters, each drawing from real-life examples from the habits and successes of famous individuals and the author’s experiences. Enough for a bite-size bit of knowledge and more time to digest. I appreciate the examples in the book, it is relevant, ambitious, and inspiring. Without them, I wouldn’t have known about the Sleep No More experience in The McKittrick Hotel (now on my bucket list), Monet's Water Lilies in Musee de L’Orangerie and other fun Google Searches of things I wouldn’t be able to enjoy. It’s truly a book for general knowledge enthusiasts as well as people who want to learn ways to reframe their thinking.
At the end of every chapter is Maria Brito’s alchemy lab where she writes a few tasks and takeaways from the chapter for readers to practice their creativity. It covers deep reflection on understanding your skills, visualising your goals, establishing confidence, exploring museums, and more actionable tasks that slowly change how you understand creativity.
I think that developing creativity takes time and dedication, and this is a book that works well to point you in the right direction. I'd recommend for you to read it, no matter your field, age or hobbies, you’ll find some knowledge to look at the world around you with a new sense of curiosity.
This book inspired me to finally start on the creative projects I’ve been dreaming of (and putting off) for months.
How Creativity Rules the World was inspired by Maria Brito’s grandfather who despite being kidnapped, led a life full of creativity, curiosity, and joy. He inspired Maria to explore her creativity, which led to her switching careers at 33. From her ‘dark ages’ of working as an attorney to becoming an art curator, travelling to multiple art shows a week and demystifying contemporary art for everyone, Maria Brito also conducts classes on creativity.
Maria Brito breaks down the aspects of creativity: its myths, habits required to cultivate creativity, how to start your creative cogs and how to maximise it to its fullest potential. It is written in short chapters, each drawing from real-life examples from the habits and successes of famous individuals and the author’s experiences. Enough for a bite-size bit of knowledge and more time to digest. I appreciate the examples in the book, it is relevant, ambitious, and inspiring. Without them, I wouldn’t have known about the Sleep No More experience in The McKittrick Hotel (now on my bucket list), Monet's Water Lilies in Musee de L’Orangerie and other fun Google Searches of things I wouldn’t be able to enjoy. It’s truly a book for general knowledge enthusiasts as well as people who want to learn ways to reframe their thinking.
At the end of every chapter is Maria Brito’s alchemy lab where she writes a few tasks and takeaways from the chapter for readers to practice their creativity. It covers deep reflection on understanding your skills, visualising your goals, establishing confidence, exploring museums, and more actionable tasks that slowly change how you understand creativity.
I think that developing creativity takes time and dedication, and this is a book that works well to point you in the right direction. I'd recommend for you to read it, no matter your field, age or hobbies, you’ll find some knowledge to look at the world around you with a new sense of curiosity.
nahnahnancy's review against another edition
4.0
3.8 ⭐
Encontré lo que busca en este libro y más...
Me ha gustado mucho la forma en la que la autora nos va mostrando cómo la creatividad está presente en cada uno de los ámbitos de la vida y está al alcance de todos.
Sin duda mis partes favoritas fueron los "alchemist labs" para poner en práctica los ejercicios propuestos.
Creo que a lo único que le pondría pero es que cuando habla de ciertas obras en específico me hubiera gustado verlas en el libro y no tener que ir a buscarlas.
Encontré lo que busca en este libro y más...
Me ha gustado mucho la forma en la que la autora nos va mostrando cómo la creatividad está presente en cada uno de los ámbitos de la vida y está al alcance de todos.
Sin duda mis partes favoritas fueron los "alchemist labs" para poner en práctica los ejercicios propuestos.
Creo que a lo único que le pondría pero es que cuando habla de ciertas obras en específico me hubiera gustado verlas en el libro y no tener que ir a buscarlas.
cristinaelenalaaa's review against another edition
3.0
I won’t deny that the writing style of this book is of high quality and it left me with a feeling that Maria Brito has a solid future in the creative industry. The book’s introduction got me hooked on discovering more about creativity, and I was very eager to finish the brilliant work that is the “Introduction” and get to the actual content of the book!
In the first chapter, Maria Brito starts by building a bridge between herself and the world of creativity, and instead of keeps this tangling of wires going through the rest of the book. Although it didn’t seem too bad at first, it soon started being a bit too much, since this is expected to be a work of non-fiction. While I do appreciate that embedding personal stories helps with a narrative, there comes a point where the two wires must separate and, to my displeasure, I didn’t see that happening, which ultimately led to my reading experience not raising up to the expectations. Also, somewhere along page 50, I decided to drop the idea of classifying the book “non-fiction” and replace it with “biographical” with a tendency of general culture instead since this is how I perceive that the narrative was heading towards.
One thing I did appreciate was the myth-debunking approach from the first chapter, where Maria Brito took 7 of the most common creativity misconceptions and once again through very persuasive/creative writing showed that they are indeed myths. This, combined with snippets of history makes the reading so enjoyable!
The last aspect that I want to highlight are the “Alchemy Lab” section notes which I found really good practice work for getting one’s creative mindset going. I highly recommend!
Special thanks to NetGalley, HarperCollins Leadership, and the author for giving me the opportunity to review the ARC, and to you, my reader, for taking the time to read this honest personal book review.
If you are interested in other of my book reviews, make sure to follow me on GoodReads!
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In the first chapter, Maria Brito starts by building a bridge between herself and the world of creativity, and instead of keeps this tangling of wires going through the rest of the book. Although it didn’t seem too bad at first, it soon started being a bit too much, since this is expected to be a work of non-fiction. While I do appreciate that embedding personal stories helps with a narrative, there comes a point where the two wires must separate and, to my displeasure, I didn’t see that happening, which ultimately led to my reading experience not raising up to the expectations. Also, somewhere along page 50, I decided to drop the idea of classifying the book “non-fiction” and replace it with “biographical” with a tendency of general culture instead since this is how I perceive that the narrative was heading towards.
One thing I did appreciate was the myth-debunking approach from the first chapter, where Maria Brito took 7 of the most common creativity misconceptions and once again through very persuasive/creative writing showed that they are indeed myths. This, combined with snippets of history makes the reading so enjoyable!
The last aspect that I want to highlight are the “Alchemy Lab” section notes which I found really good practice work for getting one’s creative mindset going. I highly recommend!
Special thanks to NetGalley, HarperCollins Leadership, and the author for giving me the opportunity to review the ARC, and to you, my reader, for taking the time to read this honest personal book review.
If you are interested in other of my book reviews, make sure to follow me on GoodReads!
#LifeLongLearning #HowCreativityRulestheWorld #NetGalley
kratositaly's review against another edition
5.0
It is not easy to define a book as "inspiring", but that is exactly what Maria Brito did with "How Creativity Rules the World"! As a young artist who is finding his creative voice and trying to pursue a career in filmmaking, the examples that Brito brings forth to illustrate how creativity is something you learn, and not something you inherently have, is highly motivational for artists and every other individual. The book works great as a motivational read, but it also delivers a very compelling and straightforward look at art through various ages and countries. Well worth a read, a revelatory book that is bound to inspire those that read it!
kristinecircenis's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Thank you Netgalley for the e-arc in exchange for my review.
For once, a book on creativity and working in a creative field that didn’t make me roll my eyes. I loved the how Brito framed using creativity to solve problems both on a personal level, but also professional.
Creatives, I think you’ll enjoy this one!
For once, a book on creativity and working in a creative field that didn’t make me roll my eyes. I loved the how Brito framed using creativity to solve problems both on a personal level, but also professional.
Creatives, I think you’ll enjoy this one!
studio_rat04's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
2.0
Less a dive into how creativity actually rules the world but more anecdotal pieces on the history of visual artists throughout history, mostly European based. I had strong hopes for this as a very creative individual, but I felt genuinely tired the entire time and felt like I wanted to rush through to the end since I couldn't gain anything out of it. The beginning had a strong grab but then falls flat and tiring, which is the opposite of what you want for a book that focuses on creativity. I'm sure some people would love this book, particularly painters or other visual artists, but unfortunately it just wasn't for me.