Alex Cornell

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2015

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

This week we talk to Alex Cornell about overcoming creative blocks.

Alex Cornell is an interface designer, filmmaker, and periodic musician. He lives in San Francisco and is currently working at Moonbase. He released a book in 2012 called Breakthrough that is a collection of ideas on how to break through creative block. He cofounded Firespotter Labs. and one of his creative projects was featured on the front page of the Wall Street journal.

In This Interview Alex and I Discuss...

The One You Feed parable.
Using comparison as a tool.
"Getting burnt by other people's work".
How his moods are highly correlated to his creative output.
Creating instead of consuming.
The importance of recharging and taking breaks during the day.
Finding multiple outlets for creativity.
How to remain motivated over time.
Tying your work into a larger purpose.
Finding meaning and value in your life where you are.
Using other artists "spell books"
A lot of the creative process is not visible to the naked eye.
There are no easy fixes for creative blocks.

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0:00.0	Little tiny amounts of jealousy can be okay.
0:02.7	You know, jealousy is kind of a bad word, but I think like seeing other people do really good work and feeling inspired by that.
0:08.6	You know, you can use certain parts of that as a motivator.
0:19.2	Welcome to the one you feed.
0:21.2	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have.
0:25.8	Quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:31.4	And yet for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:35.6	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy or fear.
0:40.4	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:43.2	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:46.8	But it's not just about thinking, our actions matter.
0:50.2	It takes conscious, consistent and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:55.0	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction.
0:59.4	How they feed their good wolf.
1:13.2	I'm Entertainment and Lifestyle Reporter Tommy Diderio.
1:16.8	On my new show, I've never said this before.
1:19.2	I'll be talking to different artists and the stars of your favorite movies and shows
1:23.6	and getting the full story.
1:25.4	And of course, as the title suggests, I'll also be asking all of my guests to tell me at least one thing
1:32.4	that they've never said before.
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