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#267: The Red Pills of Creativity (Ten Books That Will Free Your Mind & Body
August 6, 2020 — If you intend to break free from the Matrix of Mediocrity, generic self-help books won’t do. These ten titles are for the rebellious creative who needs practical advice.
The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. And if you intend on living creatively in a world that wants to use you like a twelve-volt battery, you need to arm yourself.
That said, these are not books I merely “like.”
They are The Ten Red Pills of Creativity.
The books that planted an atomic bomb in my mind, then helped me pick up the pieces with practical advice.
So…you can go back to your life and believe whatever you want, or you can stay in Wonderland and see how deep the rabbit hole goes…
1. Big Magic: creativity
I’ve yet to read Eat, Pray, Love, and I was suspicious that Big Magic might be just another inspirational (but useless) addition to the self-help void.
HOWEVER, Elizabeth Gilbert’s guide to “creative living” is pure fire. She personifies the artistic…
