I think the book’s theme is that for some, human relationship is not all and everything to psychological completeness, that spending time by oneself is often needed for self-inspection, and that the solitude, in fact, seems to have played key parts for some creative people over the years.
The book quotes and elaborates many examples of [...]
Solitude: A Return to the Self by Anthony Storr
July 28th, 2003 · No Comments · Books · Reviews
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The Dynamics of Creation by Anthony Storr
August 23rd, 2002 · No Comments · Books · Reviews
I saw some quotes from and references to Storr’s books while reading A Beautiful Mind. I was intrigued by them, so I ordered a couple of his books.
Storr’s analysis does not give a clear answer or mechanism on the process of creativity (is it possible?). He starts by debunking the simplistic Freudian view [...]
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Overcoming the Early Bird Phobia and Etc.
June 18th, 2002 · No Comments · Misc
One of the things I recently rediscovered, after moving to a new home last month, was that I can actually wake up before 9 a.m. everyday and get by with less than 7 hours of sleep. :p
Yeah, what’s so surprising about it, you might say. I feel like I’ve been on this shifted daily schedule [...]
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