(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, January 07, 2013 ) Goshen, MA – Archimedes having a Eureka moment as he lowered himself into the bathtub. Sir Isaac Newton grasping gravity when an apple bopped him on his head. Einstein imagining himself riding a light wave at the speed of light. According to Marcia Yudkin, author of a new book on the creative process, even well-known tales of creators’ sources of insight help illuminate how each of us can be more innovative and inspired in daily life. Her book, Inspired! How to Be More Original, Insightful and Productive in Your Work, offers more than five dozen less well-known vignettes about notable artists, musicians, writers, scientists and inventors along with tips and practical techniques for everyday creativity and productivity (http://www.yudkin.com/inspired.htm ).
“Trying to overcome procrastination? It helps to know that Victor Hugo would have his servant take away his clothes for several hours so he couldn’t go out and waste time in cafes,” says Yudkin, the author of 16 previous books on business communication and marketing. “He would buckle down and write several more pages on his novel in progress until the servant came back.”
* How a clumsy secretary concocted a clever office-supply product in her basement
*The origin of the direct-dial phone in competition in the funeral business
* How an upholsterer’s observation in a cardiologist’s office led to the discovery of “Type A” behavior
* Child’s play as the model for the first stethoscope
* How Oprah Winfrey’s greatest strength started as a career-damaging weakness
* The first fax network, in France in 1871
* How condensed milk developed from contemplation of the cannibalism of the Donner Pass disaster
Inspired! How to Be More Original, Insightful and Productive in Your Work is available for purchase in paperback for $19.95 at Amazon.com or BN.com and for $9.99 in Amazon’s Kindle store or Barnes & Noble’s Nook store. For additional information, go to http://www.yudkin.com/inspired.htm .
About the Author
Author Marcia Yudkin (www.yudkin.com) is a long-time writer and entrepreneur known for her creativity. She has published 16 previous books, including a Book-of-the-Month Club selection and another featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as scores of audio products and PDF reports.
