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Dawn
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Just experienced Bill Burnett's illuminating talk on designing your life! His perspective on creativity and intentional living is transformative. #DesignYourLife
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Dawn
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Burnett challenged the myth that creativity is rare. We ALL have equal creative capacity—but education systems and fear responses often suppress it as we age. "In 4th grade, all kids raise hands when asked if they're artists. By high school, barely anyone does."
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Dawn
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Key insight: Reframe the false "money vs. meaning" dichotomy. Life is about finding your personal mix of money, impact, and creative expression—"mixing your life song" as Burnett calls it.
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Dawn
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"Most people would rather have a problem than work to solve it because it's easier." Burnett emphasizes small, incremental changes over dramatic overhauls. Start with a 6-week prototype of a small change.
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Dawn
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On flow states: They're not just for peak experiences but available in everyday moments—cooking, walking, even routine tasks—when we fully submit to the present moment.
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Dawn
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As AI automates more transactional work, Burnett predicts "in 10 years, poetry will be the most popular major at Stanford"—a renaissance of human creativity is coming!
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