Revealing the Obvious

Finding the Creative Genius in Your Everyday Life

De: Steve Buck

Narrado por: Steve Buck

Revealing the Obvious breaks new ground on everything you already knew. The only difference is...everything!

This is a rich and multi-layered, snackable content tour de force. It can be appreciated and enjoyed on only the surface layer for a quick and entertaining listen. Or, you can use it as self-help workbook to help you find the creative genius in your everyday life. The depth to which you explore it is entirely up to you. It is interactive, entertaining, challenging, amusing, and often filled with laugh out loud ironies and observations.

Just remember: It is a workbook. It is not the great American novel. As a printed piece, it is meant to be written in, used, bent, folded, spindled and mutilated. You would highlight it, tear pages out, cover it with Post-It’s, fold over the corners and wear it out. However, as an audiobook, you'll need to make notes in the easiest and most convenient way for you. (Hint, hint: Get a paperback, too!).

When I was first becoming aware of having become co-dependent in a specific relationship years ago, I came across a very seminal discourse on co-dependency. The first time I read it, I highlighted a couple of things. The second time, it looked more like a used college textbook. By the time I had read through it three times, practically the entire book glowed neon yellow from all the highlighters I had used up in its interior, and thoroughly wrinkle-warped by all the ballpoint pen notes in the margins. It is my hope you will thoroughly enjoy this audiobook, as well.

The audiobook is not particularly long. It is not complex. In fact, it’s deceptively simple. It can be listened to in a single (if not protracted) sitting, but not fully absorbed after several listenings. I won’t put it in the same category as The Art of War by Sun Tszu, but it is equally as easy to gloss over—and miss the point. Your call.

I have highlighted obvious focal points in visual “note form” throughout. They make handy visual references when scanning or re-scanning the audiobook. I have also included an "obvious checklist" at the end of each section so you can make sure you saw and/or grasped the key messages in each one. Additionally, I have included numerical keys adjacent to words, idioms, or concepts that may not be in your current toolbox. These key references are linked to the, “What the heck did he just say...?” section.. You can ignore it, reference it when necessary, or use it continuously throughout your obvious adventure to find all the little nuggets of wisdom embedded in this simple audiobook. It is not required listening, but you never know what you might find if you just dig a little deeper.

Finally, I have included "The Obvious Path". It is a cartoon adventure of two unlikely friends named Schnitzl and P’Nut (I’m sure you can figure out which is which). Schnitzl is a wired (possibly over-caffeinated) little seeker that just can’t sit still. Her mouth often works before her brain is engaged. P’Nut, on the other hand, is a lumbering, gentle giant with a slow internal clock speed. But, don’t underestimate him. He’s very smart. Between the two of them, they wrestle with the concepts of “obviosity” in each section. Sometimes they do well, other times, not so much. Kinda’ like me.

However you choose to use the audiobook is the right way. There are no wrong ways. Should you end up using it to prop up a wobbly kitchen table, so be it. At least it’s functional and serving an obvious purpose. I will consider it a success.

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Obviously, I loved the book.

A very inspiring book… obviously.

Steve’s vocal talents are as strong, and fluid as his writing. This book did an amazing job explaining what could typically fall into the more esoteric realms (which I personally love). Steve has made concepts and his book very digestible, relatable, and applicable to many, and shines a beautiful light on creativity within as a whole.