I suspect that audio was the wrong format for me to read this book -- I found it far too easy for my mind to wander while listening, because some parts of the book were more or less interesting than others.

After reading this book, I also suspect that I'm further from the target audience than I realized; I would have gained more from reading this book in high school. I'm already a deep thinker who's spent time thinking about creativity, and I'm already confident in my identity as a creative. Anyone with less of these traits would gain a lot from this book (either someone without experience contemplating what creativity actually looks like and/or requires, or someone who merely lacks confidence in their creativity, or both).

The actual ideas and musings seem mostly solid though (a few places feel more... spiritual than literal? Which isn't so much my cup of tea, but perhaps it's yours). The perception of this book as a handbook to artistry, as a combination of high-level ideals and practical considerations, is quite apt. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in that premise -- although I might also recommend they buy the physical copy, so they can flip through to the sections that interest them the most, rather than investing in a linear, cover-to-cover experience of the book. Having the capacity to filter through the book and focus on only his practical advice or only his philosophy of creativity, whichever you're most interested in at the moment, seems important, as they're often jumbled together, which I didn't love because I wasn't so much interested in some of his philosophical takes on creativity.