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What to watch to keep believing in yourself

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For TCI x Are.na's Library of Practical and Conceptual Resources, Ida C. Benedetto shares a list of talks she revisits when feeling creatively stuck.

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Ida C. Benedetto shares a list of talks she revisits when feeling creatively stuck.

What to watch to keep believing in...

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I use to hang out at Mars Bar, as well as a myriad of other weird little places in lower Manhattan before what Yancey describes at the "money monoculture" knocked out much of the neighborhood. The phenomenon he describes is very real and very offensive to me. Sharing in that outrage with folks who created such a powerful platform reminds me I'm in good company. - Ida --- This Ignite talk was presented at PWL Camp, an unconference hosted by Kickstarter in October 2016.

Yancey Strickler: Resist & Thrive

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Kulash does a great job explaining what a good meeting of a brand and an artist looks like. His description of what it means to actually be innovative reassures me around how weird and ambiguous new territory is. The scattered chalk diagram at the end is a fun way to see it! Ida --- See the full playlist of FoST Films here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs6Vd3jEmIsv4gOD2VT-t08MkfUZRSuA9&feature=view_all How do you create a viral video phenomenon to the tune of 150 million online viewers? "The simplest formula I can offer," says OK Go's Damian Kulash, "is to make something that makes people happy, gives them a sense of joy or wonder or surprise."

Damian Kulash for the Future of...

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Vulnerability is all the craze these days. Watching Brown's wildly popular TED talk has helped me see that going deep into darkness is a good method for getting in touch with profound light. She also shows that moments of true revelation produce awful breakdowns. The point of vulnerability is not vulnerability itself but wholeheartedness. As someone who traffics in immeasurable phenomenon that produce messy wholeheartedness, this talk reminds me I'm doing worthy work. Ida --- http://www.ted.com Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

The power of vulnerability | Brené

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It's so easy to be totally disappointed with my own work. Watching the reputable Ira Glass ridicule his own work of earlier years inspires me to keep pushing on in the face of my own unsatisfactory endevors. - Ida --- Ira Glass from This American Life talking about story telling. Part 3, On good taste and falling short. This is a wonderful episode on how we all go through phases where we know our work is not up to par, even though we are trying so hard to make it perfect.

Ira Glass on Storytelling 3

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Unlike Millman, I have not taken the safe and narrow path that she describes herself taking in this talk. I am grateful to her for earnestly sharing her regrets about her safe path as it helps me value my weird and winding path. It's easy to devalue that path when I look around at others my age with fancier professional titles and more money than I do. Millman reminds me to value everything I have gained by showing up for the remarkable as soon as I had an ounce of autonomy to do so. Those things are far more wonderful than safety. - Ida --- An inspiring commencement address delivered to the graduating class at San Jose State University. Transcript and discussion: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/15/debbie-millman-look-both-ways-fail-safe/

Debbie Millman: Fail Safe by

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