Legendary Actor John Cleese on Creativity & How Random Chance Got Us to Where We Are

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Social Sciences, Science

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Just as you judge others based on their appearance, other people judge you. This episode begins with what exactly people decide about you when they first meet you based on how you are groomed and dressed. Source: Image consultant Sherry Maysonave author of Casual Power (https://amzn.to/3ffMODA) For many years John Cleese has been entertaining millions of people as a member of Monty Python, as well as a movie actor in a variety of films including Harry Potter and James Bond movies. He has also spent some time examining the creative process and in fact wrote a book about it called Creativity A Short and Cheerful Guide (https://amzn.to/3lKW5G7). Listen as he describes his creative process and his advice for everyone on how to be more creative in anything you do. What is laughter? We’ve all experienced it but how do you describe it? And is it really the best medicine? Listen as I explore some interesting facts about laughing that you probably don’t know. Source: Robert Provine author of Laughter: A Scientific Investigation (https://amzn.to/2IRDN7E) Does everything happen for a reason? People like to think so. On the other hand, maybe we are here on this earth doing what we do all as a result of some amazingly random events. Sean B. Carroll is an award-winning scientist, writer, educator, and film producer as well as the author of the book A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You (https://amzn.to/36IesVO). Sean joins me to explain all the things that had to happen to bring us all to where we are today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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