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24 alternatives to Real Artists Don't Starve

Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Real Artists Don't Starve launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Real Artists Don't Starve▲78
Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Artist's Way▲75
A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Creative Confidence▲68
Creativity and innovation, not just for the "creative types"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind ▲65
A glimpse inside the minds of highly creative people
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Making Ideas Happen▲75
Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Winning Isn't Normal▲53
Meditations on the art of ass-kicking
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck▲162
A counterintuitive approach to living a good life
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Creative Confidence▲82
Unleashing the creative potential within us all
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Art of Opportunity▲70
Achieve growth with design thinking and strategic innovation
2016 · theartofopportunity.net · its alternatives →
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Art Before Breakfast ▲72
A zillion ways to be more creative
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Drawing Ideas: A Hand-Drawn Approach for Better Design▲64
A guide for drawing to creatively share ideas
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Art of Happiness▲65
A handbook for living
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Daily Rituals▲80
How artists work
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Creative Priority▲56
Strategies for designing an organization around creativity
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Creativity Challenge▲63
"A go-to read for the creative genius in every one"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Art of Failure▲69
Inspirational stories and artwork about overcoming failure
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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The Art of Possibility▲58
Transforming Professional and Personal Life
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Art of Learning▲91
An inner journey to optimal performance
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think▲74
The blueprint of an abundant future
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Art of Strategy▲68
A game theorist's guide to success in business and life
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation▲61
How to harness the collective genius of the people
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Don't Get a Job…▲65
How to forge your own path in the creative field.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World▲66
Great book on explaining the value of creativity
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Happiness Trap▲63
How to stop struggling and start living
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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