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🗓️ 18 February 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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0:00.0 | When was the last time someone told you your dreams were too big, or too impractical, not serious enough? |
0:09.0 | Maybe it wasn't even someone else. Maybe it was that voice in your head telling you to grow up and get real. |
0:17.0 | So in my 20s, I was that person, the one rolling my eyes at artists and creatives. |
0:24.1 | I thought they were self-indulgent. |
0:26.6 | Like, how are you helping anyone by making a wall look prettier? |
0:30.0 | If you want to make a difference in the world, shouldn't you be solving real problems? |
0:34.6 | But eventually, I realized I was dead wrong. |
0:39.3 | The urge to create isn't just some cute hobby. |
0:42.9 | It's one of the most powerful forces that we have. |
0:46.1 | And I'm not just talking about feelings here. |
0:48.6 | Science backs this up. |
0:50.4 | Creating actually changes your brain. |
0:53.3 | It reduces pain. |
0:55.0 | It helps process trauma. |
0:57.0 | And get this, you don't even have to be good at it. |
1:01.0 | Just the act of creating does the magic. |
1:04.0 | But here's the thing. |
1:06.0 | We live in a world that wants us to consume, not create. Just keep scrolling, keep watching, keep buying, stay quiet and stay in line. |
1:16.6 | They tell us art is just a hobby, something to do after the real work is done. |
1:22.6 | But let's get real about why that is. |
1:24.6 | A system that wants to keep people quiet and compliant doesn't want them |
1:29.8 | creating. Because creators shake things up. They imagine new possibilities. They take up space. |
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