On the 20th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast I am joined by Pejman (PJ) Milani, who is the Content Creator at Milani Creative and the Media Arts Director, and a Teacher, at Episcopal High School.
I follow PJ's daily content (@milanicreative) where he shares visual metaphors that simplify complex ideas, so I was intrigued to hear his thoughts on this question and the role creativity plays within that.
In this episode we discuss the significance of creativity in terms of fulfilment, flow, connection, empathy, and self-expression. PJ also outlines how a daily creative practice enables us to handle ambiguity and develops greater problem solving capacities.
While he takes us through his journey and motivation for all of his work - inspiring more people to a life of creativity, that leads to a more connected and creative world.
If you don’t presently have a regular creative practice in your life, this episode will give you plenty to ponder, while for those that do, it will give you further inspiration to maintain and deepen that practice.
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Running Order:
01:27 Podcast Begins
01:56 Navigating the tension between ambition and contentment
05:26 Overcoming resistance
11:20 Taking your vessel out to sea
17:48 Avoiding an autopilot existence
21:44 The importance of a daily creative practice
28:26 Life is not a journey
31:26 If we could all just be a little more creative…
35:26 Colouring outside of the lines
39:09 Creativity and empathy
43:56 Creativity is good for the soul
47:11 Thought, action, and experimenting
50:37 Top tip for more creativity in your life
55:11 The beauty of creating just for ourselves
58:25 What is a good life for PJ?
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- PJ's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milanicreative/
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What is a Good Life? is a podcast about the questions that shape our lives: how we live, who we become, and what truly matters. For the past five years, I've asked more than 300 people one deceptively simple question: What is a good life?
There isn't a single answer. Instead, each conversation offers a different way of seeing the world—through stories, ideas, struggles, joys, and moments of hard-earned wisdom. Together, they form a richer picture of what it means to be human.
Whether you're searching for clarity, purpose, or simply a thoughtful conversation, this podcast is an invitation to reflect on your own answer.
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