bAll it takes to become an artist is to start doing art.br-from iOn Becoming an Artistib briOn Becoming an Artisti is loaded with good news. Backed by her landmark scientific work on mindfulness and artistic nature, bestselling author and Harvard psychologist Ellen J. Langer shows us that creativity is not a rare gift that only some special few are born with, but rather an integral part of everyone's makeup. All of us can express our creative impulses- authentically and uniquely-and, in the process, enrich our lives. brWhy then do so many of us merely dream of isomedayi painting, someday writing, someday making music Why do we think the same old thoughts, harbor the same old prejudices, stay stuck in the same old mud Who taught us to think inside the box brNo one is more qualified to answer these questions than Dr. Langer, who has explored their every facet for years. She describes dozens of fascinating experiments-her own and those of her colleagues-that are designed to study mindfuln