Notebooks of the Mind: Explorations of Thinking

by Vera John-Steiner

Analyzes the thought processes of creative individuals, suggests a model for intellectual development, and discusses different modes of thinking

Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology

264 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 1985

Reviews

[Ercüment UZ · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a book that has the power to change your life. By interviewing more than 50 artists, choreographers, musicians, scientists, she had collected the imaginative patterns and wrote this book on the subject. She showed that verbal thinking is not the only mode of thinking, especially in creative activities, there are other modes of thinking, by means of sounds, colors, movements. Almost all of the interviews are breathtakingly stimulating. I read this book very slowly, by stopping almost each and every paragraph and taking notes. I am strongly recommending this book to everyone interesting in or engaged in creative activities.

[Juliette · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am in a class being taught by this author, and this is one of our required texts.

[Caterina Fake]

There were many quotes from interviews that were interesting, but I had a hard time finding the red thread in this book.

[Xi Xi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad