Cognitive Surplus

In this engaging conversation, Simon Sarris, an amateur creator and web developer, shares his passion for photography, cooking, and philosophy. He discusses finding balance between a traditional job and cultivating creativity, emphasizing the joy of personal projects. Simon reflects on childhood influences like Bob Ross, arguing that barriers to creativity are often lower than we think. He opens up about the emotional highs and lows of creative endeavors and the evolving relationship between amateur and professional practices in everyday aesthetics.

Cognitive Surplus is an eclectic podcast featuring real conversations with writers, thinkers, and producers striving to go places yet unexplored. Daniel Spitz is an interactive fiction author. His first game, Niney, won an Audience Choice ribbon at the 2017 Spring Thing Festival. His current project is Venience World, a text-based game with a new kind of parser interface. He is interested in finding new ways to convey inner experience. He lives in Somerville, MA.