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A review by zabcia
The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity by Grant Snider
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A philosophy book in disguise, this book took me much longer to read than I expected it to because I regularly would read a few pages and stop to ponder what I had just read. It filled me with a sense of deep appreciation and leads the mind towards thoughtfulness.
"Disclaimer:
You can be anything you want to be! With some natural ability. In the right economy After years of diligent study. Given ideal opportunities. By neglecting other responsibilities. You can be anything you want to be...but can you be everything you want to be?"
"Today I will do nothing but encourage the grass to grow greener, wait for the flowers to unfurl, analyze the ambitions of robins, study the physics of squirrels, read the writing of branches on sky, as the wind turns my unread pages. I will master the pursuit of aimlessness. Today is a holiday dedicated to boredom."
"The Art of Living:
When I was young, I was an idealist. I found beauty, wonder, and meaning everywhere I looked. When I got older, I became a realist. I saw a world of rough edges and difficult truths.
This grew tiresome. I decided to be a surrealist.
Things got pretty weird after that."
A philosophy book in disguise, this book took me much longer to read than I expected it to because I regularly would read a few pages and stop to ponder what I had just read. It filled me with a sense of deep appreciation and leads the mind towards thoughtfulness.
"Disclaimer:
You can be anything you want to be! With some natural ability. In the right economy After years of diligent study. Given ideal opportunities. By neglecting other responsibilities. You can be anything you want to be...but can you be everything you want to be?"
"Today I will do nothing but encourage the grass to grow greener, wait for the flowers to unfurl, analyze the ambitions of robins, study the physics of squirrels, read the writing of branches on sky, as the wind turns my unread pages. I will master the pursuit of aimlessness. Today is a holiday dedicated to boredom."
"The Art of Living:
When I was young, I was an idealist. I found beauty, wonder, and meaning everywhere I looked. When I got older, I became a realist. I saw a world of rough edges and difficult truths.
This grew tiresome. I decided to be a surrealist.
Things got pretty weird after that."