In this episode I talk about the importance of breaking routines whilst breaking my own routine, reflect on how the biological process of synaptic pruning might be a useful metaphor for creative practice and consider whether the accidental pursuit of consistency could ruin my relationship with this podcast.

TL;DL
0:18 Breaking the routine of making this podcast
06:39 From “grope” to “rote”
13:58 The importance of the body in spontaneous self-expression
18:58 My fears of breaking this routine
22:13 Synaptic pruning
28:46 Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds
31:12 My paradoxical fear of being misunderstood and totally understood
35:06 Form is emptiness and emptiness is form
37:00 The importance of meeting the stranger

Links to things I mentioned
“Orbiting the giant hairball” by Gordon MacKenzie
James Traeger’s tennis talk at Inexpert 2018
Norman the sunken boat
Juvenile wood duck joins me on the kayak

The written substack version of this episode can be read on my Substack.

If you're wondering why this is an accidental podcast then listen to the first 5 minutes of episode one.
 
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(Total listening time 40' 41")