The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd #133 Creation Without The Ego - Isabel Unraveled on writing, "the chronic state of performing", detaching your sense of self from the work, finding the inner child, paying attention to your emotions, trusting your intuition and why people should stop pretending
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Feb 13, 2023 AI Snips
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First Taste Of The 'Professional Olympics'
- Isabel's first taste of venture capital felt like 'professional Olympics' and fed her curiosity about high-performing people.
- That early exposure later contrasted with a chronic state of performing she experienced in finance.
Novelty Masks What You Neglect
- Novelty in a new job supplies abundant meaning, masking what you neglect outside work.
- Meaning often erodes after the first year when novelty fades, revealing lost creative practices.
A Course Rekindled Her Writing
- Joining David Perell's Write of Passage reignited Isabel's hunger and joy for writing through community and feedback.
- The course provided the social scaffolding she needed to prioritize writing again.