Creative Habit

     So far, Twyla Tharp’s book has been very interesting to me. I’m not usually one to be intrigued by things that make me think deeper into life or think about questions that really can’t be answered, basically anything philosophic.  However, Tharp really seems to grasp concepts that are deeper thinking and bring them to real life examples, sometimes too many examples.  Her writing does get repetitive sometimes but I think it’s only to guarantee the reader’s understanding.

         My favorite part of the book so far is the examples that she puts after each chapter.  Some may think this is annoying and probably just skip right through it.  To be honest, that’s what I did at first too but after reading one exercise I realized that it really completes the understanding of her concepts.  My favorite one is the one about the coins.  She talks about how rearranging and organizing a handful of change can be a very intense mental warm up.  The coins can be placed in so many different ways but only one way is actually satisfying to us.  We could technically rearrange them forever but at some point, we will feel that we have the “correct” arrangement and put the coins away.