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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun and mind-freeing,
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This review is from: How to Have Creative Ideas: 62 exercises to develop the mind (Paperback)
I am really enjoying this book. I'm not working through the exercises religiously, just picking them more or less at random when I have a few spare minutes or feel that my brain is stagnating.
I like to do creative writing so the exercises which generate story ideas are particularly good for me... but I also like the persuasion exercises too. Using random words and 'forcing' yourself to come up with links or connections or relationships to other concepts, really does jolt you awake and oblige you to think properly. There's no prize for winning so there's no point in cheating: lazy thinking is not as satisfying in these games! When you really concentrate and try to come up with good responses to the little challenges, I've found that you feel clear-headed for the rest of the day. I recommend this book as a kind of mental pick-me-up for anyone whose job/hobby/life has left them feeling a bit stuck in a rut with their thinking.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
3 stars for de Bono,
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This review is from: How to Have Creative Ideas: 62 exercises to develop the mind (Paperback)
It may seem very strange, but except for the (half) colourful cover, de Bono is not very creative or innovative with this book.
The major problem is that some authors do think everyone has the same representational system and for those who are visual - as I am - all the pages in this book looks like a novell, not a technical book, especially on creativity. It is addressed exclusively to the left side of the brain! What about the other half? (the creative one!). OK, lets assume that's a problem that no one else has, except me... I read the book, and then what? Must I remember all the exercices or do nothing else but practice them as practice turns into perfection? Sorry de Bono, I gave 3 stars just because it's a book from you... My recommendation is for the readers to look deeper into Amazon's vast offer and you'll find lots of most cativating and interesting books on this subject of creativity.
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Creative ideas,
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This review is from: How to Have Creative Ideas: 62 exercises to develop the mind (Paperback)
The exercises were not quite what I had thought they would be. Hoped to be able to use this in school but it is not that useful. Prologue is great though
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