Workshop 60: Manoush Zomorodi

About this episode

Manoush Zomorodi discusses her book 'Bored and Brilliant' and the challenges of digital distractions for writers.

Some of you may know Manoush Zomorodi as host of the podcast Note to Self from WNYC. She is also, now, an author. Her book Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self came out of her own experience and curiosity about the creative process and confronting digital distractions - one of the biggest challenges for writers. She asked her audience to help her figure out what it would mean to let all of that go and to learn to shut down in order to build your creative juices up. Bored and Brilliant is the result, and it begins with an extreme case of writer’s block – what Manoush refers to as “a blankness.” Episode music by Ryan Andersen Follow us on Twitter @10MinuteWriters and find Manoush at @manoushz and @NoteToSelf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: 10 Minute Writer's Workshop

Guest: Manoush Zomorodi

Topics covered

• creativity
• digital distractions
• writer's block
• productivity
• podcasting

Keywords

• Manoush Zomorodi
• Bored and Brilliant
• creativity
• writer's block
• digital distractions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WNYC

Books & works: Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self

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