{"product_id":"2940014302166","title":"Quicklet on TED Talks: Elizabeth Gilbert on Nurturing Creativity (Cliffsnotes-Like Summary \u0026 Commentary)","description":"Quicklets: Your Reading Sidekick! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur  Hyperink Quicklets are usually 3,500-5,000 words and include an overall summary, chapter commentary, key characters, literary themes, fun trivia, and recommended related readings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE BOOK \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnyone who has ever had difficulty making something knows the frustration and insecurities that arise when the process doesnt go exactly as planned. You start questioning yourself, wondering whether you have what it takes to complete the project and why you decided to start it in the first place.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beating yourself up routine is especially true for creative professionals, people who make things for a living. Creative professionals dont have the luxury of just giving up when their project doesnt go their way. They need to make things that others will like and enjoy in order to feel content and support themselves and their families.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens when people are constantly bombarded with insecurities about their talent and creativity? They become the epitome of the suffering and tormented artist. The long list of brilliant artists, including writers and musicians, who have met tragic and premature endings over the years is proof of the destruction caused by constantly questioning oneself.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMEET THE AUTHOR \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased in the San Francisco Bay Area, Karen Lac has been writing since 1999. Her articles have appeared in print in The Occidental Weekly. Her writing reflects her broad interests. She writes travel, entertainment, political commentary, health, nutrition, food, education, career, and legal articles for numerous websites. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a Bachelor of Arts in politics, both from Occidental College. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPT FROM THE BOOK \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her talk, Elizabeth Gilbert questions the accepted notion that creativity solely comes from within certain individuals. Instead, we should instead view creativity as a collaborative process in which the artist captures outside inspiration. She argues that by creating some distance between the artists and their work, we can free them from the self-fulfilling prophecy that they must be tortured souls.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe starts off her talk by discussing other peoples reaction to her writing career, which inevitably involves great concern for her well-being since they assume she must be insecure all the time. She then talks about how people in ancient Greece and Rome viewed creativity differently than we do now and gives examples of modern-day artists who embrace this different viewpoint. She ends her talk by reminding us that the best we can do is show up, do our best, and capture inspiration when it strikes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEver since her novel Eat, Pray, Love became a worldwide phenomenon, people now treat Gilbert as if shes doomed. Very worried for her mental well-being, they ask her whether shes afraid that she wont ever write something as well received ever again for the rest of her life.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuy a copy to keep reading!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER OUTLINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuicklet on TED Talks: Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity\u003cbr\u003e  + How Ted Talks: Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity set me free\u003cbr\u003e  + Elizabeth Gilbert: a mule for creativity\u003cbr\u003e  + About TED Talks: Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity\u003cbr\u003e  + Overall Summary for TED Talks: Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity\u003cbr\u003e  + ...and much more","brand":"Hyperink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073917993200,"sku":"2940014302166","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014302166_p0.jpg?v=1763605400","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014302166","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}