When it comes to generating fantastic ideas – the type that can make your career – you don’t have to passively wait for inspiration to strike. You can, instead, *hack* the creative process to increase the odds of coming up with something great. In this episode, Cal explores one of the more powerful forms of “creativity hacking”: making use of strange locatio ... Show More
Mar 9
Ep. 395: Should I Try a “Social Media Pause”?
Do you need social media? Which services? For what purposes? These are complicated questions and in today’s episode Cal proposes a simple route to answers: conducting a “social media pause.” To help investigate this strategy, Cal is joined by T.K. Coleman, of The Minimalists, to ... Show More
1h 27m
Aug 2023
100: The Creative Act (Kinda)
"A river of material flows through us. When we share our works and our ideas, they are replenished. If we block the flow by holding them all inside, the river cannot run and new ideas are slow to appear. In the abundant mindset, the river never runs dry. Ideas are always coming t ... Show More
1h 3m
Jun 2022
Deep Work, Digital Minimalism and Becoming So Good They Can’t Ignore You with Cal Newport
#63: New York Times bestselling author and professor, Cal Newport, joins Chris to discuss building and living what he calls a “deep life.” We also delve into strategies that increase efficiency and quality of output, why constant email and messages are making you less productive ... Show More
1h 10m
Jun 2023
235: Healing, Exploring your Shadow and Purpose through Creativity
Creativity and creating is not only “for the talented” as society and our upbringing might have led us to believe. Creativity is a language in itself, a means for expression, exploration, meditation, and healing. Join Aileen as she and James discuss his journey to discover his ow ... Show More
59m 43s
Nov 2022
How to Be Creative | Spotlight Convo
<p>As we head into the final month of the year, which for many has been a year of re-emergence and reimagining, there’s never been a more important time to reconnect with our own inner creativity. And, by the way, this is even more important if you’re someone who, maybe, has neve ... Show More
1h 10m
<p><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/189374/259_Libsyn.png" alt= "" width="490" height="307" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Boy, do I have a special series for you! I am sharing an episode where I was a guest on James Wedmore's podcast. This will be the ... Show More
