Cody Cook-Parrott: Attention is a Creative Act

About this episode

Tami Simon speaks with Cody Cook-Parrott about reclaiming attention and its impact on creativity.

What happens to your creativity when your attention is fractured—and what becomes possible when you reclaim it? Tami Simon speaks with writer, artist, and movement practitioner Cody Cook-Parrott about their new Sounds True book, The Practice of Attention: Cultivating Presence in a Distracted World —exploring social media addiction, the art of the attention audit, soft structures for creative practice, and why attention itself is a form of prayer. This conversation offers genuine transmission—not just concepts about awakening, but the palpable presence of realized teachers exploring the growing edge of spiritual understanding together. Originally aired on  Sounds True One . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Tami Simon

Guest: Cody Cook-Parrott

Topics covered

• creativity
• attention
• social media addiction
• spiritual understanding
• presence
• creative practice

Keywords

• creativity
• attention
• social media
• spirituality
• presence
• art
• movement

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Practice of Attention: Cultivating Presence in a Distracted World

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