Incident Report

You don’t have to be a writer or “creative” type to channel authenticity and spontaneity in your life and work. A fascinating conversation with book & television writer Johnny B. Truant.Watch our prior show on changing your life story, get Johnny's book The Story Solution here, and check out his multimedia story studio. Video: https://zdoggmd.com/creativity/ Topics & Timecodes 00:00 Intro, how story is excavated vs created 04:19 Working with a partner, why planning too much sucks, mistakes evolve the storyline, why I don't edit videos 12:34 The role of faith in the creative process, working with Tom Hinueber, why spontaneity shouldn't be labeled as lazy 18:03 Left brain vs right brain, creating structure without over-planning, opening a hole in the universe 20:15 Channeling creative flow, pulling past experience into current endeavors, silencing the noise to tap into a deeper flow 25:50 Meditation & improv, medicine & feeling into the patient story, articulating the ineffable 33:27 Factors contributing