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Creative Pep Talk

369 - How to Access the Otherworldly Creative Power within Your Longing with Author Susan Cain

Creative Pep Talk

Creative Pep Talk

Education, Business, Arts, Design

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

If you’re a creator, chances are you have a legit relationship with sad songs. This probably isn’t news to you. But did you know this well of melancholy might be a secret well of hidden creative power? In today’s episode I sit down and chat with Susan Cain, author of the INCREDIBLE book “Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole” that absolutely BLEW ME AWAY. You might also be one of the 31 million people who know Susan from her TED talk on Introverts - or from her #1 best selling book on the same topic - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Either way - this was one of my all time favorite chats, and a total honor to speak with such a brilliant creator. I have a strong hunch this will be a listener favorite! ENJOY!

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0:00.0

On the creative journey, it's easy to get lost, but don't worry, you'll lift up.

0:11.0

Sometimes you just need a creative pep talk.

0:22.0

Hey, you're listening to the creative pep talk podcast. I am your host, Andy J.

0:27.0

Pizza. Oh my goodness gracious. I cannot believe who we have on the podcast today.

0:34.0

It is author Susan Kane. We just talked about Susan's book in the last episode at the end.

0:41.0

And now she's on the show. You might be one of the 31 million people who know Susan from her Ted talk on introverts

0:49.0

or from her number one best selling book on the same topic. It's called Quiet,

0:54.0

the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking. Being sort of a covert introvert myself,

1:00.0

I found all of that work to be very cathartic. The list of Susan's credentials are out of this world.

1:08.0

For instance, LinkedIn named her the top sixth influencer in the world just behind Richard Branson.

1:15.0

All that is absolutely huge, but none of that is really the reason I asked Susan to be on the show today.

1:24.0

Susan is on the podcast today because of her new book, Bittersweet How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole.

1:32.0

As someone with a character that personifies melancholy tattooed on my left arm,

1:39.0

you can imagine that this book was kind of a spiritual encounter. And it really was.

1:46.0

Like, no joke, I consume this book in less than a day. It sent me into the most otherworldly stratosphere.

1:56.0

And when Susan said that she would be on the podcast, I was blown away. That's all of my loved ones, Kenneth Tass.

2:04.0

I have her shut up about this book. And when she said she'd do the show, I was like, oh man, I cannot deal.

2:10.0

And then to take it to the next level of the conversation was just a complete nutter gift.

2:15.0

Now, not only do I want to have Susan on the show because the book is just incredible,

2:20.0

but it's also a lot about creativity. A lot of creators have a vanity for Bittersweet,

2:25.0

melancholic kind of side of life, and nothing makes most of us happier than a good sad song.

2:32.0

But this book actually directly and explicitly explores how this Bittersweet disposition impacts and correlates with creatives.

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