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The Cure to a Creative Block is Making Something You’ll Never Show Anyone Else

By Herbert Lui — 2016

So making songs now that I know aren’t going to be heard by anybody else, it is an interesting thing. Because I think you have to do that now as an artist. I really do. —Donald Glover, Grantland interview

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Olympian Gracie Gold Gets Candid About Her Mental Health with Michelle Kwan | Thank You Notes

Michelle Kwan may be one of the best figure skaters of all time, but it’s her incredible resolve that made her such an inspiration to fellow skater Gracie Gold. In this video, Gracie tells Michelle: “You once estimated that you’ve fallen 131,000 times in your skating career.

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2020
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My Struggle with Depression, Anxiety and Burnout (as an Entrepreneur)

Did you know that mental illnesses, such as depression, disproportionately impact the entrepreneurial community? In this video, I discuss my battle with it & my struggles with COVID-19.

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2020
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How to Be Competitive as an Artist

I used to hate competition. But now it doesn’t bother me. I figured out that competition was so unpleasant because I was focusing too much on everyone else. I lost track of me in the process.

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2020
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Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

Free Play is about the inner sources of spontaneous creation. It is about where art in the widest sense comes from. It is about why we create and what we learn when we do. It is about the flow of unhindered creative energy: the joy of making art in all its varied forms.

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Stephen Nachmanovitch
1991
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122 – Improve Your Attention Span in a Distracted World with Psychology Professor Amishi Jha

Amishi Jha, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami, and she’s written a new book called Peak Mind. In it, she shares how we can improve our attention spans and become better focused in just 12 minutes a day.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2021
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86 – Friday Fix: 4 Simple Strategies That Can Help You Live in the Moment

Mindfulness has become a common “buzzword,” but a lot of people aren’t really sure what it means or how to practice it. And in today’s Friday Fix, I share four simple strategies to help you start practicing mindfulness right now.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2021
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Poetry Breaks: Lucille Clifton on Where Ideas Come From

Poetry Breaks features short videos of internationally renowned poets reading their work, reading the work of other poets, and discussing their takes on poetry in a variety of locations.

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Lucille Clifton
2017
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Spiritual Survival Skill #1: Being Comfortable in the Unknown

One of the most important capacities we can access during this time of so much uncertainty is the ability to be comfortable in the unknown.

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Craig Hamilton
2020
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Spiritual Survival Skills for a World in Chaos

In this 90-minute workshop, Craig shares several powerful practices you can incorporate into your life to help you stay centered and grounded no matter what challenges the pandemic brings your way.

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Craig Hamilton
2020
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