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Talent vs. Resistance?

Sunday, January 12th, 2025

I have been thinking about the word “talent.” I no longer believe people are “talented,” I don’t think talent exists. What exists is resistance — resistance to play, resistance to express yourself, resistance to take risks. Either you engage with the resistance, challenge it, wear it down through regular meetings with it, or you let it control you. Confronting that resistance — whether it be fear or shame or self-judgement or your personal history or whatever holds you back — is what brings us life. That’s what I’m interested in. What brings me more life? What brings me more playfulness in my life? Improvisation.

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