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The Connection Between Mood and Reading Choices
17:14 - 29:46 (12:31)
This transcript provides insights into how one's mood, time of year, events happening in life, and other factors impact the choice of books one would like to read. It further emphasizes the significance of the inner substance of work produced by an artist.
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This episode explores the relationship between creativity and mental illness, discussing how artists are often bedeviled by serious illness but still create works that evoke meaningful emotions.
17:14 - 19:25 (02:10)
Summary
This episode explores the relationship between creativity and mental illness, discussing how artists are often bedeviled by serious illness but still create works that evoke meaningful emotions. The speaker also mentions their pet peeve regarding Van Gogh’s letters and how they are full of wisdom and light.
ChapterThe Connection Between Mood and Reading Choices
Episode#92: Maria Popova on Being Interesting, Creating More Time in a Day, And How to Start A Successful Blog
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The power of nature writing is to leave readers with a deeper sense of presence, understanding of their purpose, and ability to appreciate beauty, according to a book reviewer.
19:27 - 22:16 (02:49)
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The power of nature writing is to leave readers with a deeper sense of presence, understanding of their purpose, and ability to appreciate beauty, according to a book reviewer. Through books about moss or solitude in the Moab Desert, writers are able to inspire their audience to pay attention to the world and feel more connected to themselves.
ChapterThe Connection Between Mood and Reading Choices
Episode#92: Maria Popova on Being Interesting, Creating More Time in a Day, And How to Start A Successful Blog
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The outer accoutrements of productivity shouldn't be mistaken for the core of the actual work produced.
22:16 - 25:31 (03:14)
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The outer accoutrements of productivity shouldn't be mistaken for the core of the actual work produced. A truly efficient worker will take their time with ease and leisure while sauntering towards their task, according to Henry David Thoreau.
ChapterThe Connection Between Mood and Reading Choices
Episode#92: Maria Popova on Being Interesting, Creating More Time in a Day, And How to Start A Successful Blog
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The illusion of the separate self and the inherent interconnectedness of all things make it difficult to be selfish.
25:31 - 29:46 (04:15)
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The illusion of the separate self and the inherent interconnectedness of all things make it difficult to be selfish. A recommended transcript for a podcast episode featuring a conversation on race, gender equality, democracy, forgiveness, and consumer culture, is James Baldwin and Margaret Mead's meeting in 1970.