{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Super Connectors","title":"Creativity Studies, Structure, and Improvisation","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5fc54c16\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1232,"description":"This episode is a reflection on failure, inner critics, and using structure to support flow and improvisation.Subscribe at https://buildwithmaple.com/super-connectors-podcastThe field of \"productivity\" is often misunderstood... well, because of the name. But if you look close, it's really about creativity (at least that's how I've interpreted it). Here's how I got turned onto these ideas, what happened this week when I broke my streak and felt STUCK for 3 whole days – and a reflection on the role of structure to support improvisation.In This Episode:00:00 Introduction and Confession01:06 The Creative Process and Its Interruptions03:16 Discovering Productivity and Creativity05:49 Mind Like Water: Balancing Reactions06:57 The Cycle of Collecting and Processing09:05 Battling the Inner Critic11:40 Structure vs. Improvisation in Music and Creativity15:50 The Power of Threes17:48 Conclusion and InvitationRelated ConnectionsOld time music (video)Ready for Anything, by David Allen","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_r5XGsSAc53y0SJNxDRT2tMancolYGUSUH-cpgye0_Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZTQ0/NTViZmZmYjFkYzcy/ZDhhZDRhNTFlMjc2/NmE0OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}