Listen "E14: Creativity & Process w/ ShowYouSuck (In Practice)"
Episode Synopsis
ShowYouSuck talks about the power of curiosity . This episode continues conversations about different approaches to heal from trauma. She shares her story and explains how indigenous wisdom can be a guide to process difficult life experiences and help to live a richer emotional life.Guest:ShowYouSuck. Clinton Sandifer creates under the name ShowYouSuck. A Rapper/Producer/Performance artist, one half of the band Air Credits, based in Chicago who releases self produced music and videos on a regular basis via Bandcamp and Youtube. Show also hosts a monthly variety show at Subterranean called the Dream Blunt Rotation, every last Wednesday of the month.To learn more about ShowYouSuck, please visit:https://showyousuck.bandcamp.com/Please note the time stamps for podcast content:2:44 - Concept - Creativity in Life4:50 - Personal Story - Personal Stories on Creativity10:00 - Concept - Just Saying Yes10:40 - Study - Creativity and Wellbeing: A Meta Analysis (Acar et al., 2020)11:00 - Concept - Everyone Needs to Make Things14:15 - Concept - What is Your Creative Process Like?14:20 - Book - Flow (Csikszentmihalyi, 2008)18:45 - Study - Creativity in Everyday Life (Cropley, 1990)19:30 - Concept - Everyday Creativity22:00 - Study - Being Creative Makes You Happier (Tan et al., 2021)22:45 - Student Idea - Don't Fixate on Finishing a Thing23:45 - Student Idea - Learn to Tinker25:40 - Concept - Process in an Outcomes Driven Culture29:30 - Concept - Enjoying the Process35:30 - Concept - You Dont Control the Outcome, Only the Process45:15 - Story - Where to Push Yourself Creatively45:50 - Personal Strategy - Creating a Comfortable SpaceSpecial thanks to musical artists:Psalm Trees: https://psalmtreesbeats.bandcamp.com/ShowYouSuck: https://showyousuck.bandcamp.com/To provide suggestions for new topics in future episodes, visit:present-mind.org/podcast
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