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The Morning Pages Experiment

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Three pages. Every morning. No exceptions. No mercy.

We're going to unblock our inner artist using Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. For three months, we'll write stream-of-consciousness drivel before our brains fully wake up - a bizarre ritual Cameron swears by and millions of writers have adopted.

But will these 'Morning Pages' really unlock our creativity? In this episode, we dig into the practice and the equally peculiar 'Artist Date' before diving headfirst into one of the most influential (and controversial) creativity programs ever written.

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Chapters

1. Why Craft Books Sit Unread (00:00:00)

2. Meet The Hosts And Premise (00:00:33)

3. Framing The Artist’s Way (00:01:11)

4. The Two Core Tools Overview (00:02:04)

5. Morning Pages Defined (00:02:20)

6. How Freewriting Works Mechanically (00:03:02)

7. Inner Monologue, Imagery, And Process (00:05:26)

8. Beating Perfectionism With Momentum (00:07:35)

9. The Censor: Naming Your Inner Critic (00:09:13)

10. From Survival Brain To Creative Brain (00:11:40)

11. When Useful Strategies Stop Serving You (00:13:12)

12. Pages As Antidote To Overanalysis (00:15:07)

13. Page Count Versus Timers (00:16:24)

14. On Woo, Magic, And Practical Gains (00:17:33)

15. Introducing The Artist Date (00:18:07)

16. Solo, Small, And Truly For You (00:18:45)

17. Brainstorming Artist Date Ideas (00:19:55)

18. Filling The Well And Novelty (00:21:07)

19. The Creativity Contract (00:22:02)

20. Ceremony, Self Care, And Skepticism (00:23:10)

21. Quotes, Format, And Annotation (00:24:08)

22. Family, Blocks, And Compassion (00:24:58)

23. Next Steps And Biweekly Schedule (00:25:24)

24. Behind The Scenes And Community Invite (00:26:00)

25. Closing Notes And Book Plug (00:27:05)

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