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In this episode I just landed back from Miami and unpack two wild, nourishing weeks inside a “Pixar for the soul” cave of creativity. I share John Cleese’s idea of open vs. closed mode, the five ingredients that make real originality possible (space, time, time again, confidence, humor), and why we need playful, weird containers where nothing is “wrong.”
If you’ve been stuck in efficiency mode and miss your own imagination, this one is your permission slip to get strange, giggly, and deeply creative again.
John Cleese’s legendary speech on creativity:
The UAL dark chocolate ranking so far:
J.D. Gross 85% Mild
Lindt 85% Extra Dark
Lindt 90% Mild
Lindt 85% Mild
Ghiradelli 86% Intense Dark
Vivani 71% Dark Chocolate
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