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Twice a month, Jocelyn shares provocative ideas about creativity, culture, and consciousness. Many subscribers say it’s one of the only newsletters they actually open and enjoy. ✨

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Start with these must-listen episodes.

Activist adrienne maree brown on how we define pleasure, the wisdom of the body, and what it looks like when you have “enough.”

Jocelyn K. Glei on our obsession with getting things done, and how a more “tender discipline” can unlock clarity and creativity.

Deep Work author Cal Newport on why we need a digital declutter, his new theory of attention, and the magic of “analog social media.”

Writer and activist Mia Birdsong on why the ideals of the American Dream are keeping us lonely, isolated, and disconnected.

Recent Shows

How ideas shape us

How ideas shape us

A look at how the ideas that we inherit very young can limit or expand the way that we relate to ourselves and our creativity.

Jocelyn K. Glei: Archiving the Self

Jocelyn K. Glei: Archiving the Self

Jocelyn K. Glei on exploring themes of coming home, the relationship between belonging and reinvention, and her new course Tender Discipline.

Amahra Spence: Radical Imagination

Amahra Spence: Radical Imagination

I talk to artist and organizer Amahra Spence about who gets to make art and how we can create spaces that support radical imagination.

Miki Kashtan: Aliveness & Flow

Miki Kashtan: Aliveness & Flow

I talk to writer and facilitator Miki Kashtan about how capitalism and extractive mindsets cut
us off from the natural flow of life.

Priya Parker: Discerning the Need

Priya Parker: Discerning the Need

As we begin to cautiously emerge, I talk to gathering guru Priya Parker about how to create gatherings that transform our communities.

Jocelyn K. Glei: Strange Gifts

Jocelyn K. Glei: Strange Gifts

Hurry Slowly listeners share stories of the “strange gifts” that emerged out of the hardship, pain, and uncertainty of 2020.

Jocelyn K. Glei: Tender Discipline

Jocelyn K. Glei: Tender Discipline

A talk & live Q&A on how to build a practice of “tender discipline” to help you move through your workday w/ gentleness and confidence.

Sean Blanda: The Angst of WFH

Sean Blanda: The Angst of WFH

Writer Sean Blanda on the WFH revolution and why it’s over-hyped, unproductive, and maybe even a little bit inhumane.

Rob Walker: It Hurts to Be Present

Rob Walker: It Hurts to Be Present

Journalist Rob Walker on attention, originality, and why noticing the things other people are missing is essential to the creative process.

Jenny Odell: How To Do Nothing

Jenny Odell: How To Do Nothing

Artist Jenny Odell on the power of actions that can’t be optimized and withholding your attention as an act of resistance.

About the Host

Jocelyn K. Glei is obsessed with how we can find more meaning and creativity in our daily work.

In search of the answer, she has interviewed hundreds of designers, researchers, and entrepreneurs about how they stay productive and inspired. Along the way, she’s published numerous books designed for creative professionals, including Unsubscribe, Manage Your Day-to-Day, and Make Your Mark.

Previously, Jocelyn was the Founding Editor of 99U, which comprised a Webby Award-winning website, a popular annual conference at Lincoln Center, and a bestselling book series. Her books and ideas have been featured in outlets including NPR, New York, Fast Company, BuzzFeedSELF, Harvard Business Review, and Brain Pickings.

Learn more at: jkg.co

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