Ryan Holiday And Austin Kleon On Maintaining Healthy Habits & Growing As Parents (Daily Dad Book Tour Pt 2)
Feb 17, 2024
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Austin Kleon, writer and artist, joins Ryan Holiday to discuss maintaining creative success through life habits, indirect parenting, current parenting skills, the impact of daily journaling, and more. They share insights on reading habits, sensory work environments, and quirky productivity rituals, highlighting the benefits of promoting healthy habits for children with Hyatt Children's Vitamin.
Maintaining daily reading habits is crucial for creativity and can be enhanced by creating a conducive environment.
Incorporating small, playful rituals while working can boost creativity and enjoyment of the creative process.
Deep dives
Reading Habits and Finding Inspiration
The podcast episode starts with a conversation between Ryan Holiday and Austin Cleon discussing their reading habits. They talk about how sometimes it can be challenging to focus on reading, especially after experiencing something exceptional. They also mention the importance of finding genres or books that always captivate their attention. Austin Cleon shares that he reads fiction at night before bed, while Ryan enjoys nonfiction during the afternoon. They both agree that reading regularly is crucial and that it becomes easier when it becomes a habit.
Creating a Sensually Wonderful Environment
Ryan and Austin discuss the importance of creating a conducive environment for reading or working. They share their personal rituals and preferences, such as Ryan splurging on an Apple monitor to enhance the visual experience of reading and impress his son. Austin talks about his interest in silly rituals and mentions using cigarette-shaped pencils as a prop while working. They also touch on the significance of having a dedicated space, like a studio, where these rituals can take place.
Silliest Things Done While Working
The conversation shifts to discussing the silly or dumb things they do while working. Ryan shares that he listens to the same song on repeat, and it influences his productivity. Austin asks Ryan about a dumb robe for writing, which Ryan hasn't found yet. They talk about the impact of these small, playful actions on their creative flow and overall enjoyment of the process.
Ryan speaks with his longtime friend fellow father Austin Kleon during a stop along his book tour for The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids. They discuss the life habits that they maintain in order to help fuel their creative success, why the most effective form of parenting is indirect, what parenting skills they are working on right now, how adopting a daily journaling habit vastly improved their lives, and more.