#21 - Chaos, Technology, Human Time, Artistic Mastery

In this episode of The Human Signal, I return to Part 2 of Artists, it’s Time to Take Back Your Power and read from a section called “Chaos, Art and Human Time.” I talk about the anxious instability of living through rapid technological acceleration — a world where anything is possible, yet nothing feels dependable — and how that same speed of change is showing up in everyday life, from cashless systems creeping in before we notice it, to banking and access to our own resources becoming invisibly restricted. From there I reflect on what human creativity actually needs: time, incubation, mastery, and depth. I explore when speed can serve the work (capturing a song in flow) and when rushing the work might corrode it (eg. on bigger, durational projects like in theatre and film, and in my case, The Persona Project). I close by exploring how constant technological change is undermine the very conditions required for artistic mastery, questioning how artists can ever reach mastery when we’re forced into endless adaptation instead of deep practice. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurasheeran.substack.com/subscribe