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The Best Advice Show

Loving Anything with Mike Mills

Mar 29, 2022
08:22
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Filmmaker and writer/director Mike Mills discusses the transformative power of his movie 'Come on, Come on' and the importance of loving things. They also analyze a scene from a movie about poop with philosophical undertones. The chapter concludes with a request for advice on jump-starting creativity and overcoming apathy.
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Quick takeaways

  • Loving things and being excited by them can ignite creativity and motivate action.
  • Finding inspiration in something unconventional or unusual can lead to profound insights and connections.

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Loving things and the reciprocal nature of creativity

In the podcast episode, filmmaker Mike Mills discusses how his movie 'Come on, Come on' lifted the host out of a haze and inspired him creatively. Mills emphasizes the importance of loving things and being excited by them as a way to ignite the generative process within oneself. He mentions that when he is stuck creatively, he writes down pieces of art that he loves or describes why he thinks they are great. Mills believes that loving anything, whether it's a piece of music, a book, or a movie, can have a profound impact on sparking creativity and motivating action.

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