Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson Harnessing Your Generativity: The Secret to Productivity, Creativity, and Consistency
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Dec 18, 2023 The podcast explores harnessing generativity for productivity, creativity, and satisfaction. It discusses motivation, aggression, and interdependence with others. The hosts explore the healing power of creation and overcoming failure. They also discuss fear of failure, intrinsic motivation, and the importance of pursuit. The distinction between enriching and absorbing experiences is explored, along with creating lasting good and finding joy in a self-directed life.
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Generativity Versus Stagnation
- Dr. Rick Hanson frames midlife as a tension between generativity and stagnation.
- Generativity means choosing and creating the kind of life you want instead of meeting moments automatically.
Pursuit Is Not Rage
- Forrest Hanson explains neuroscience shows rage circuits differ from predatory pursuit circuits.
- Aggressive drive can power creative, goal-directed generativity when channeled toward pursuit, not destruction.
Forts And Bomb Shelters As Healing Creations
- Dr. Rick Hanson recounts making forts as a child to create a safe, controllable space that soothed him.
- He also imagined a bomb shelter and designed it as a reparative, generative act.