33. How to Manage Multiple Interests & Actually CREATE Something

To try everything Sublime has to offer, visit https://sublime.app/?ref=anna & use code: wildgeese for 20% off at checkout! Sublime is the tool I use everyday to help make more interesting connections between one idea to the next. If you're stuck in distracting algorithms & having a hard time falling down the rabbit hole, this episode is for you :) RESOURCES: - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert- How to Research Niche Ideas on Literature and Philosophy- Your digital gardening should be communal! (anna howard, artistic isolation, and wilding the web)- The Science of Mind Mapping: A Visual Way to Make Sense of the World - Follow the White Hot Fire Inside of You- Slaughterhouse FiveTIMESTAMPS: 00:00 intro 00:55 From research to creation02:14 Sublime Sponsorship 03:11 How my digital gardening process has changed 04:55 How to fall down the rabbit hole without distraction 05:35 The 3 states of attention 06:36 Addressing the inability to focus 07:22 How to store inspiration & ideas in one place 08:29 Creating collections 09:24 public vs. private 09:52 finding related cards (sources) 11:14 How to let your curiosity lead the ship instead of someone else's algorithm 13:35 How to research niche ideas in literature and philosophy 14:08 How to research in a way that expands YOUR writing 16:05 turn your digital garden into a community garden 18:28 turning your rabbit hole into a project 20:00 BTS of creating a canvas for a new project27:30 BTS of a canvas I made for a past episode 28:55 having a visual of your curiosity 29:19 ways this process can be helpful for non-writing projects This episode is sponsored by Sublime.app🫶 Join my newsletter⛅ Wild Geese Instagram 📓 Anna's Substack 💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services To inquire about potential collaborations, please email [email protected]