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About this episode

Rhath discusses the intersection of social media addiction and the creative process, exploring how to reclaim attention and love for creativity.

I've always been quite addicted to output, releasing, and content. I'm now reckoning with my addiction to social media and how these two things intersect. How do you reclaim your attention span and your love of the creative process? Mailing list: https://www.rhath.com/mailing-list 00:00 - Intro 00:16 - Addicted to output 07:55 - Knowing what you don't know 12:57 - Tools over shortcuts 20:06 - Where the details live 23:30 - Outro This podcast is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Always was, always will be. For those who live in Australia, check out the Pay the Rent organisation as a start towards a better future here: https://paytherent.net.au/ ... Mailing list for direct updates: https://www.rhath.com/mailing-list Also, if you like what I do, you can throw me a couple bucks on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://www.patreon.com/Rhath Or just check out my website: www.rhath.com

People in this episode

Host: Rhath

Topics covered

• creative process
• social media addiction
• attention span
• output
• tools
• self-reflection

Keywords

• creative process
• social media
• attention span
• output addiction
• tools
• self-reflection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pay the Rent, Patreon, Wurundjeri people

Places: Australia, Kulin Nation

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