Dr Rachel Connor
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Dr Rachel Connor
“Why is this so hard? Because you’re utterly habituated to steady progress—to completing things, to producing, to solving. When progress is subtle or slow, when there’s no clear way to proceed, you flinch away. You redirect your attention to something safer, to something you can do. You jump to implementation prematurely; you feel a compulsion
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Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us, and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion. Practicing spirituality brings a sense of perspective, meaning, and purpose to our lives.
Brené Brown • The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Brene Brown on spirituality - use this as a definition when writing about AI?
"The basement of creativity holds our deepest fears and wildest dreams. We must descend its stairs to find the raw materials of our art."
- Carl Jung, from his essays on creative process
When we deeply connect with another being, we touch the Divine.
Mirabai Starr • Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics
Connecting into why it’s valuable. Sometimes you get so lost in a project that you forget why you started it in the first place, or why doing this kind of work is important to you at all. If you reconnect to that, you’ll raise the perceived value of doing the work in your brain—and it will make it easier to stick with. Try writing about why the... See more
Dan Shipper • Why You're Not Doing Creative Work
STUCK CREATOR. You want to make work, but you’re not getting anywhere, whether because of conformity, economic pressure, or fear. You’re open to a creative reawakening, but you’re unsure how to light the fire.