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9 Best Creativity Books

Goal: Find the best Creativity books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best creativity books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

9 Best Creativity Books

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1

Steal Like an Artist

10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

by Austin Kleon

Also recommended by:

Chase Jarvis

2

Creativity, Inc.

Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

by Ed Catmull

3

Big Magic

Creative Living Beyond Fear

by Elizabeth Gilbert

4

The War of Art

Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

by Steven Pressfield

5

Flow

The Psychology of Optimal Experience

by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Also recommended by:

Pavel Durov, Raoul Pal, Kishore Biyani

6

The Artist's Way

Morning Pages Journal

by Julia Cameron

7

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be

by Paul Arden

Also recommended by:

Casey Neistat

8

Creative Confidence

Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All

by Tom Kelley

9

The Creative Habit

Learn It and Use It for Life

by Twyla Tharp

Also recommended by:

Jen Sincero

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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