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The Daily Routines of Great Writers
The Daily Routines of Great Writers

“A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.”

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From Jell-O to Ballet, 7 Ordinary Things is Extraordinary Slow-Motion
From Jell-O to Ballet, 7 Ordinary Things is Extraordinary Slow-Motion

What German ballet has to do with tea parties, eagleowls, and the hidden beauty of pollination.

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Advice on Advice from Literary Greats
Advice on Advice from Literary Greats

Cultivating the wisdom to know when to ignore wisdom.

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What Is Character? Debunking the Myth of Fixed Personality
What Is Character? Debunking the Myth of Fixed Personality

On the emotional scaffolding of the self, or how the dynamics of temperament fluctuate with social context.

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Full Spectrum Reading List: 7 Great Books by TED 2012 Speakers
Full Spectrum Reading List: 7 Great Books by TED 2012 Speakers

Anatomy of introversion, inside the brain’s optimism bias, and a blueprint for doomsday from PC Guy.

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Summer Reading List 2012: 10 Essential Books for Cognitive Sunshine
Summer Reading List 2012: 10 Essential Books for Cognitive Sunshine

The science of creativity, the creativity of science, and what your internal clock has to do with Saudi Arabia.

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What Is Science? From Feynman to Sagan to Asimov to Curie, an Omnibus of Definitions
What Is Science? From Feynman to Sagan to Asimov to Curie, an Omnibus of Definitions

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious — the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”

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5 Art and Design Projects Inspired by Literary Classics
5 Art and Design Projects Inspired by Literary Classics

From James Joyce to Jonah, or what the Brontë Sisters’ objectification of men has to do with Holden Caulfield.

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Full Spectrum 2012: 10 Books on Sensemaking for the TED Bookstore
Full Spectrum 2012: 10 Books on Sensemaking for the TED Bookstore

A reading list for combinatorial creativity.

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9 Books on Reading and Writing
9 Books on Reading and Writing

Dancing with the absurdity of life, or what symbolism has to do with the osmosis of trash and treasure.

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