aaaand we have another wonderful conversation from summer with Steve Chapman
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CAN SCORPIONS SMOKE?
https://www.canscorpionssmoke.com/innercriticonline/
We start with the question:
Why does Steve do the stuff he does?
he lost touch with his intrinsic side until around 35 years
He doesn't make stuff because of the fun because he cant not do them
Example: February Challenge
A Project is like a Flower.
Start and End of a project is just in our minds
everaything is always becoming
because of Dyslexia Steve sees himself as a very good improviser
Do you think it is possible to start an organization to give people like us a "Job"
The projections people put on art
self saboteurs
Education and Kids
4 philosphies as guidance :)
as soon you say 3 things in a talk people get out their pen and papers
1. be fascinated (not only interested!) swim in sharky waters
2. open windows in your world so people can SEE you working fascinated (Andy Matuschak) - interestred papers are interesting
3. learn to live without your means - it is not gonna happen
4. hang out with weirdos and outsiders - self taughts
The Book - It sounds like a lot of micro burning mans
weirdos meet and sparks mor inspiration and fascination
creative resilience talk
the community of outsiders
Popup Radio Station
the portsmouth symphonia - a Talk
Also sprach Zarathustra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpJ6anurfuw
Inexpert conference
the Inexpert Conference a structure
steve coached the speaker
get as much into a place of not knowing on stage
https://www.canscorpionssmoke.com/inexpert/
Sound of Silence
the dyslexic monkey mind brought out
the podcast 2 minutes of recorded silence with special guests
100 episodes
The paradox of not knowing
you cannot get good at it because then you would be knowing
"You cant sepnd anytime in nature without being surrounded by death and decay."
Who trains our muscles of stopping or walking away
the quality of the compost
the more it gets a familiar discomfort...
existential philosophy
ernest becker denying death "humans fear impermancne and insignificance" - everything is an immortality project
Book - Rooted - Lyanda Lee Haupt
on a scale of 1 to 10 what is your fear of death
experiment in B2B:
find a team that is open to doing stuff differently - introduce a agenda item "2 minutes and contemplate in which order they would die"
philosophize THIS
Steves Childhood and school
writing stories
the tea group - 4 days for 10 hours with 16 people and 2 fascilitators
what are some signs of the discomfort
feeling like being musunderstood and no logic will help
Zen Monk - Psychotherapist
3 zen monk trades
- bare witness
- not knowing
- compassionate action
the obstacle becomes the path
Sharons Mom:
Raised with the concept of honorable witnessing
Imagine you are the finished article
be inspirable
and retain a childlike level of openness
not wanting to die is kind of Ego-based
The great pause and its opportunities
Imagine the world without humans for 60 seconds
calm the distrubed and disturbed the calms
pandemic was the invitaiotn to do ANYTHING
Keith Johnson -. dont try to be celver - your job is just to be obvious
creative adventures
with the inner critic
Steve's TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnf-Ka3ZmOM
This talk isn't very good. Dancing with my inner critic at TEDxRoyalTunbridgeWells
I AM A CURATOR OF WEIRDOS