When it comes to creating ideas, we hold ourselves back. That’s because inside each of us is an internal editor whose job is to forever polish our thoughts, so we sound smart and in control, and so that we fit into society. But what happens when we encounter problems where such conventional thinking fails us? How to get unstuck? For Mark Levy, the answer is freewriting, a technique he’s used for years to solve all types of business problems, and generate ideas for books, articles and blog posts. Freewriting is deceptively simple: Start writing as fast as you can, for as long as you can, about a subject you care deeply about, while ignoring the standard rules of grammar and spelling. Your internal editor won’t be able to keep up with your output, and will be temporarily shunted into the background. You’ll now be able to think more honestly and resourcefully than before, and will generate breakthrough ideas and solutions that you couldn’t have created any other way. Levy shares six freewriting secrets designed to knock out your editor and let your genius run free. He also includes fifteen problem-solving and creativity-stimulating principles you can use if you need more firepower—seven of which are new to this edition—and stories of problems he and others have solved through freewriting. Also new to this edition: an extensive section on how to refine your freewriting into something you can share with the world. Although Levy originally taught freewriting as a private brainstorming technique, over the years he and his clients have found that, with some tweaking, it’s a great way to generate content for books, articles, and other thought leadership pieces.

馬剋·李維(Marc Levy)

營銷策略公司 Levy Innovation的創辦人，曾創下協助企管顧問與創業公司提高二十倍收入的紀錄。擔任過圖書經銷商的業務總監，幫助公司銷售價值超過十億美元的産品，並獲三次提名角逐《齣版人周刊》舉辦的“年度最佳業務員”奬。

馬剋·李維亦曾為《紐約時報》撰稿，並在羅格斯大學（Rutgers University）教授商業寫作，針對激發創意與自由書寫的主題四處演講。

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廖建容

颱灣“中山大學”外文研究所畢業，曾在外商公司工作多年。譯作有《我是一支愛寫作的鉛筆》《喚醒心中的領導者》《這輩子我最想做的事》等書，目前專職從事翻譯工作。