The Power of Creative Constraints

When I think of philosophy, I think ... lots of words, mostly humourless. So, it’s extraordinary when someone can make me think more wisely and gratefully about life using very few words. Jessica Hagy is one of those people. She is an author and cartoonist, best known for her blog Indexed. Her most recent book is How to be Fearless in 7 Simple Steps. Get‌ ‌book‌ ‌links‌ ‌and‌ ‌resources‌ ‌at‌ https://www.mbs.works/2-pages-podcast/ 

Jessica reads two pages from Michael Finkel’s The Stranger in the Woods, the Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit [Reading starts at 07:45]

Hear us talk about:

Coming to humour through language [03:05] | What we can learn from people at the extreme end of normal [11:50] | How to find new points of input [15:00] | Being fearless [16:45] | What we really want to be when we grow up [20:35] | The importance of structure [25:15]