About this episode

Richard Bernabe discusses Elizabeth Gilbert's 'Big Magic' and the role of fear in creativity.

Books That Matter for Photographers: Elizabeth Gilbert's ‘Big Magic' — Recalibrating Your Relationship with Fear While Living a Bold, Creative Life. Fresh off a month in Botswana, Richard tackles Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert for the 'Books That Matter' series, and makes the case that fear isn't the enemy of creativity: it's a necessary ingredient. Seneca, mall cops, perfectionism, and why fear is just plain boring, all in service of one idea: stop waiting to feel ready and make the next fra...

People in this episode

Host: Richard Bernabe

Topics covered

• creativity
• fear
• personal development
• photography
• self-help

Keywords

• Big Magic
• Elizabeth Gilbert
• creativity
• fear
• photography
• self-help
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Big Magic

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