25: You Are Not Alone

This week, Tempest and Aleen talk about how to stay creative under the mental toll of life in America in 2019; the importance of friends, family, and community to sustain your creativity; using data to figure out what works for you, without judgment; when you should or shouldn’t listen to “experts” about how to create better; and why it’s good to ask for help when you need it. (Even, or especially, in the form of cat pictures.)

This week, Tempest and Aleen talk about how to stay creative under the mental toll of life in America in 2019; the importance of friends, family, and community to sustain your creativity; using data to figure out what works for you, without judgment; when you should or shouldn’t listen to “experts” about how to create better; and why it’s good to ask for help when you need it. (Even, or especially, in the form of cat pictures.)

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John Scalzi on Twitter

“The Election and Productivity” by John Scalzi

Emma Newman’s talk about Fear and Writing from the 2017 Writing Excuses Cruise

Thomas Edison’s (apocryphal?) quote about failure

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Kiini Ibura Salaam’s 2013 acceptance speech for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award

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