What should I do? A Practice for Looking Beyond the Obvious

In this companion episode to Jennifer's conversation with Bayo Akomolafe on breaking the trance of pragmatism, she invites you to notice your usual response when something needs fixing, solving, or resolving.

What have you been taught to do? What feels expected? And what other responses might be available, even if they are less visible, less legible, or more strange?

The idea behind this practice is not to uncover a better solution, as tempting as it is. Rather Jennifer invites you into a practice of noticing your default response — and then staying curious about what else might be happening. 

In this episode you'll:

•  notice your own or others' "obvious" or "expected" responses 
•  observe the pressure to act quickly and efficiently 
•  stay open to less obvious possibilities 
•  explore bewilderment, ripples, and generative cracks as sites of generativity

Jennifer reminds us that this practice will not solve the problem, but it may disturb the waters of conditioned seeing and widen our sense of what's possible.

Gratitude for this show’s theme song Inside the House, composed by the talented Yukon musician, multi-instrumentalist and sound artist Jordy Walker. Artwork by the imaginative writer, filmmaker and artist Jon Marro.