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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Get motivated to find your passion in life! This book presents countless stories of artists, musicians, entrepeneurs, and scientists who have overcome a variety of challenges to find their "element." In addition, it has an interesting discussion on the educational system and its hindrances to creative learning. If you are unsure, listen to Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk and website.
First half is fairly enlightening, second half felt rehashed. Worth reading, especially the audiobook.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
Every creative person, teacher, and individual seeking their passion should read this book. Sir Ken Robinson takes you on a journey in which you meet amazing and famous people who all gain success by finding 'Their Element'.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
I was drawn to the main points of the book but found myself just skimming over the content because the anecdotes started running together. Great messages overall but not a fan of the read itself.
Ken Robinson is a well known speaker, author and international speaker for the arts. He has done many talks dealing with education and living a fulfilled life. The Element is yet another example of his work and passion. When reading this book I felt I could hear him speaking just like I had seen on many video clips. What he said in his book made so much sense to me in that he truly highlighted how a person playing to their passion makes all the difference to not only their own lives but also to how easily performing all the relevant tasks for the job comes for them. To further highlight this Ken used examples of many different celebrities and how they found their element. Whilst it was good to have these examples the proliferation of them became a bit annoying and detracted from the overall feel of the book. In spite of this though it is still a worthwhile read for anybody and especially for those who are trying to find where their passion is.
Interesting look at creativity in our lives and finding that thing/those things that make us tick! Challenged me.
I loved this book on so many levels. It seems like another perfect bookclub book. There are so many connections to make. I'd love to hear about how people have made the leap into fulfilling work, how they blossomed with a mentor and how they figured out what their element is. I hope someone in my circle of acquaintance reads this book so we can chat it up soon.