The GYMSICAL Guide to a Creative Life

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Remember when your curiosity ran wild and the question you asked yourself the most was </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What if?</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> instead of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Where did I put my phone?</em></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The GYMSICAL Guide to a Creative Life</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is your invitation to rediscover the joy of imagination in a distracted world.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Burnout is the new black. Attention spans are shrinking. We're all so busy optimizing that we've forgotten how to wonder and make a glorious mess.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>GYMSICAL is a rescue mission for your attention. Drawing on years of experience creative writer Nicoline van Slingelandt invites you to:</span></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Pause and pay attention to the world to art to your senses and to your intuition.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Train your brain with exercises for divergent and convergent thinking.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Give yourself permission to create without pressure and to just play.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Embrace mistakes and learn how to overcome perfectionism.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Carve out time to create even on the busiest days.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Inside you'll find:</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Personal Stories </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Creative Prompts </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Inspiring Wisdom</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Easy Science </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This book is not here to sit pretty on your shelf. It's here to remind you that creativity is your birthright and to show you how to use it.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>So if you're ready to give yourself permission to play explore and connect . . . GYMSICAL is here to accompany you on your journey.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Reclaim your attention. It's yours.</span></p>