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Jan 2022
57m 55s

Emma Gannon on Community and Connection ...

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About this episode

Emma Gannon is a bestselling author, speaker, novelist, and the host of the number 1 creative careers podcast in the UK called “Ctrl Alt Delete”.  

Eric and Emma discuss her latest book, Disconnected: How to Stay Human in an Online World

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Emma Gannon and I Discuss Community and Connection in an Online World and…

  • Her book, Disconnected: How to Stay Human in an Online World
  • The belief that everyone is creative and need to feed their creativity
  • The joy and challenge when your creative work becomes your paid work
  • How our online and offline behaviors and interactions are often not aligned
  • Connection and how she compares humans to trees
  • The power of community and connection, both online and in-person
  • Noticing when spending too much time online leads to emotional disconnection
  • Understanding self-sabotage and noticing the feelings associated with that behavior
  • Finding the balance of striving to be successful and happiness
  • Her thoughts on cancel culture
  • Her first novel, Olive
  • The shame and guilt that women often feel for their life choices

Emma Gannon Links:

Emma’s Website

Twitter

Instagram

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