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A Slob Comes Clean

361: Are You Hoarding Your Creativity?

Jan 12, 2023
The podcast explores the concept of hoarding creativity and its effects on daily functioning and the home. The speaker discusses their anxiety about New Year's resolutions and the fear of running out of ideas. The connection between hoarding creativity and clutter is explored, emphasizing the importance of taking action and embracing imperfection. The value of firsthand experiences and the power of decluttering and organizing are discussed as ways to make room for creativity.
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Quick takeaways

  • Creativity should be spurred by the reaction to the process rather than the perfection of the outcome, so it's important to take action and try creative ideas instead of hoarding supplies.
  • Decluttering is essential to create space for creativity to flow, as removing excess items allows for clarity and reveals what resources can be used for creative endeavors.

Deep dives

Hoarding Creativity

In this episode, the host explores the concept of hoarding creativity. She acknowledges that hoarding is a mental health diagnosis and encourages listeners to refer to previous podcasts on hoarding disorder. The host shares her personal experience of holding onto her creativity and how it negatively impacted her. She notes that creativity should be spurred by the reaction to the process rather than the perfection of the outcome. She urges listeners to take action and try their creative ideas rather than hoarding supplies. The host also relates hoarding creativity to clutter in the home, emphasizing the importance of decluttering to make space for creativity to flow.

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