102: Listening x Creativity: Kati Mason, TV Producer
Why is it important to dive into this world of listening as it relates to creativity? I believe there are lots of reasons! Listening...
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Diana Varma
Apr 12, 20225 min read
101: Listening x Creativity: Emad Saedi, Composer
I’m going to come right out and ask it: Do you consider yourself a good listener? Or perhaps a better place to start is by asking: Do you...
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Diana Varma
Feb 20, 20223 min read
096: Storytelling & Athletics with Micha Powell
Stories connect us, they inspire us, they communicate our values to the world. Stories allow us to empathize with thoughts and actions...
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Diana Varma
Jan 31, 20224 min read
091: Intersection: Kate Hunter, LEGO Artist
In the previous episode, we met Sarah Dennis who shared how she creates her paper cut masterpieces by focusing on negative space, the...
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Diana Varma
Aug 22, 20213 min read
068: Mindfulness x Creativity with Guest Host Mark Corrigan (Part 2 of 2)
Welcome to Episode 68, which is the second in a special 2-part series all about mindfulness and creativity. Before you listen to this...
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Diana Varma
Aug 22, 20214 min read
067: Mindfulness x Creativity with Guest Host Mark Corrigan (Part 1 of 2)
Deep breath in and deep breath out. It was a warm and humid summer evening. Twenty or so individuals gathered on the grass, wedged neatly...
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Diana Varma
May 2, 202113 min read
050: Dear Phone, We Need a Break (and it's not me, it's you)
Last year I read How to Break Up With Your Phone by award-winning writer and science journalist, Catherine Price and it was eye...
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Diana Varma
Apr 17, 20211 min read
047: ASMR x Scissors: Cutting Material Using Scissors
In this final episode of this 3-part mini-series, Diana uses scissors to cut through different types of paper and plastic. This...
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Diana Varma
Apr 17, 20211 min read
046: ASMR x Paper: Turning Pages of a Textbook
In this episode, Diana turns 248 pages of a textbook, from front to back cover. The gentle, rhythmic sound of hands running over 80# silk...
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Diana Varma
Apr 16, 20211 min read
045: ASMR x Talk: Reading Ch.2 The History of Print
In this episode, Diana softly reads Chapter 2: The History of Print from the Introduction to Graphic Communication textbook by Harvey...
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Diana Varma
Dec 31, 20204 min read
031: ONE to 2021 - Energy
I have a little New Year’s Day tradition. Every New Year’s Day for the last four or five years I’ve done some goal setting and I don’t...
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Diana Varma
Dec 30, 20203 min read
030: TWO to 2021 - Dancing in the Rain
In all of the reading that I’ve done and positive psychology and the science of happiness, as well as the anecdotal memoirs of those who...
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Diana Varma
Dec 29, 20201 min read
029: THREE to 2021 - 3 Minutes or Less
You’ve got a laundry list of things to do (including the laundry!) and you have no idea where to start. Might I suggest trying a simple,...
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Diana Varma
Dec 28, 20202 min read
028: FOUR to 2021 - 3 Little Words
I recently read a story with my daughters called Claymates. It was awesome. It was about two blobs of clay: one grey and one brown who...
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Diana Varma
Dec 27, 20204 min read
027: FIVE to 2021 - The Rules Are Fake
The rules are fake. What mainstream society has conditioned us to believe as the ‘right way’ to live life is simply not true. Settling...
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