Key takeaways from the book – The Artist’s way

Key takeaways from the book – The Artist’s way by Julia Cameron

Another gem from the self help genre, this book is written by Julia Cameron and published in 1992. It was the not-so-great reviews that Cameron got for her debut direction “God’s Will” (1989) that prompted her to think about how artistic people should learn to guard themselves from the negativity that arises from within as well as from the society around them. Two years later The Artist’s Way happened.

Thanks to the critics of her movie, the readers across the world got a masterpiece on discovering one’s creative self. What makes it different from other self help books is that it comes across as a do-it-yourself creativity course that spans across 12 weeks.

From the morning ritual of three-page free form writing to the ‘artist’s date’ where you are required to visit a site of inspiration – say a museum – every week, the book takes you through simple exercises that leave a tremendous impact on you.