Accidental genius using writing to generate your best ideas, insights, and content

When it comes to creating ideas, we hold ourselves back. That's because inside each of us is an internal editor whose job is to forever polish our thoughts so we sound smart and in control and so we fit into society. But what happens when we encounter problems where such conventional thinking...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Levy, Mark, 1962- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2010.
Edición:2nd ed
Colección:Cambridge handbooks in linguistics Accidental genius
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628423606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Dedication
  • Introduction Your Mind Is Bigger Than You Think
  • Part One The Six Secrets to Freewriting
  • 1. Secret #1: Try Easy
  • 2. Secret #2: Write Fast and Continuously
  • 3. Secret #3: Work against a Limit
  • 4. Secret #4: Write the Way You Think
  • 5. Secret #5: Go with the Thought
  • 6. Secret #6: Redirect Your Attention
  • Part Two: Powerful Refinements
  • 7. Idea as Product
  • 8. Prompt Your Thinking
  • 9. Open Up Words
  • 10. Escape Your Own Intelligence
  • 11. The Value in Disconnecting
  • 12. Using Assumptions to Get Unstuck
  • 13. Getting a Hundred Ideas Is Easier Than Getting One
  • 14. Learn to Love Lying
  • 15. Hold a Paper Conversation
  • 16. Drop Your Mind on Paper
  • 17. The Writing Marathon
  • 18. Doubt Yourself
  • 19. The Magic of Exact Writing
  • 20. Extract Gold from a Business Book
  • 21. You Are What You Focus On
  • Part Three: Going Public
  • 22. Sharing Your Unfinished Thoughts
  • 23. Help Others Do Their Best Thinking
  • 24. Notice Stories Everywhere
  • 25. Build an Inventory of Thoughts
  • 26. Write Your Own Rules
  • 27. The Fascination Factor
  • 28. Freewrite Your Way to Finished Prose
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index
  • About Mark Levy.