Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide

by John Cleese

Book Overview

The legendary comedian, actor, and writer of Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and A Fish Called Wanda fame shares his key ideas about creativity: that it's a learnable, improvable skill.

"Many people have written about creativity, but although they were very, very clever, they weren't actually creative. I like to think I'm writing about it from the inside."--John Cleese

You might think that creativity is some mysterious, rare gift--one that only a few possess. But you'd be wrong. As John Cleese shows in this short, practical, and often amusing guide, creativity is a skill that anyone can acquire.

Drawing on his lifelong experience as a writer, Cleese shares his insights into the nature of creativity and offers advice on how to get your own inventive juices flowing. What do you need to do to get yourself in the right frame of mind? When do you know that you've come up with an idea that might be worth pursuing? What should you do if you think you've hit a brick wall?

We can all be more creative.

John Cleese shows us how.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385348274
• ISBN13: 9780385348270
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Good Little Pick Me Up

A short and sweet, quick read! When I was finding myself a bit loaded at work, I decided to listen to this book and it definitely realigned my thinking and reminded me of the short and simple truth: life is about joyful creativity 💖