The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery

“Sarah Lewis has assembled a rich trove of reflections not just on creativity but on the too-often ignored role that failure and surrender play in almost any ambitious undertaking. That counter-intuitive point of attack makes The Rise a welcome departure from standard accounts of artistry and innovation.” —Lewis Hyde, author of The GiftIt is one of the enduring enigmas of the human experience: many of our most iconic, creative endeavors—from Nobel Prize–winning discoveries to entrepreneurial inventions and works in the arts—are not achievements but conversions, corrections after failed attempts. The gift of failure is a riddle. Like the number zero, it will always be both a void and the start of infinite possibility. The Rise—a soulful celebration of the determination and courage of the human spirit—makes the case that many of our greatest triumphs come from understanding the importance of this mystery. This exquisite biography of an idea is about the improbable foundations of creative human endeavor. The Rise begins with narratives about figures past and present who range from writers to entrepreneurs; Frederick Douglass, Samuel F. B. Morse, and J. K. Rowling, for example, feature alongside choreographer Paul Taylor, Nobel Prize–winning physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, Arctic explorer Ben Saunders, and psychology professor Angela Duckworth. The Rise explores the inestimable value of often ignored ideas—the power of surrender for fortitude, the criticality of play for innovation, the propulsion of the near win on the road to mastery, and the importance of grit and creative practice. From an uncommonly insightful writer, The Rise is a true masterwork.

Sarah Lewis

William Collins

. Paperback. Publisher: HarperCollins UK An inspiring book about what it means to be human as we struggle for mastery in our various spheres Its one of the enduring enigmas of the human experience: many of our most iconic. creative endeavours - from recent Nobel Prize -winning discoveries to entrepreneurial invention. and classic works in the arts - are not achievements. but conversions. corrections after a failed past attempt THE RISE -. part investigation into a psychological mystery. part argument about creativity and art. and part soulful celebration of the determination and courage of the human spirit -. makes the case that many of the worlds greatest achievements have come from understanding the central importance of this mystery for working and living at the height of our capacity Written over four years. this exquisite biography of an . idea is about the improbable f...

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The Cross and the Crescent: Byzantium, The Turks (Imperial Visions Series: The Rise and Fall of Empires)

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HBJ Press

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Slow Cooker Curries

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Positive Psychology at Work: How Positive Leadership and Appreciative Inquiry Create Inspiring Organizations

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The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery

The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery

The Cross and the Crescent: Byzantium, The Turks (Imperial Visions Series: The Rise and Fall of Empires)

Slow Cooker Curries

Positive Psychology at Work: How Positive Leadership and Appreciative Inquiry Create Inspiring Organizations