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The art of paying attention (w/ Wendy MacNaughton and Laurel Braitman)

2024/6/10
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Chris Duffy
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Laurel Braitman
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Wendy MacNaughton
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Laurel Braitman：与最亲密的朋友一起欢笑，也一起讨论悲伤、失望和恐惧，分享人生的全部。 Attention Club 的目的是利用绘画和写作的方式来提高注意力，并从中找到意义和创造力。通过提出发人深省的问题，引导人们关注细节，发现通常被忽略的意义。物品是记忆和情感的载体，通过书写可以使失去的珍贵事物永存。公开分享个人隐私既令人兴奋也令人不安，但可以帮助人们不再感到孤独。创作的意义在于与读者产生共鸣，帮助他们克服生活中的困境。在设定目标时，应该专注于自己真正想要的东西，而不是试图追求所有可能的结果。创作需要自信，但也要保持谦逊，不要过分追求外在的认可。 Wendy MacNaughton：最好的朋友是那些可以分享快乐和悲伤，并且能够理解你的人。创意练习的重点是引导人们关注通常被忽视的事物。在绘画过程中，放慢速度，专注于过程，而不是结果，才能创造出更神奇的作品。绘画中的错误是艺术和人性的一部分，也是通往更深刻体验的机会。绘画，特别是与写作结合，可以帮助人们克服完美主义，释放创造力。很多人认为自己不会画画，是因为他们在小时候就停止了绘画，这通常是因为受到了外界的批评和评价。在创意过程中，鼓励犯错，并且不公开道歉，可以帮助人们摆脱“创意型人才”与“非创意型人才”的二元对立思维。打破“创意型人才”与“非创意型人才”的界限，让更多人相信自己有创造力。每个人天生就具有创造力，不应该因为害怕犯错而放弃创造。《How to Say Goodbye》最初只是作者个人创作，后来才决定出版。将作品视为礼物，服务于他人，而不是过度关注个人需求。绘画是作者专注于事物，克服恐惧的一种方式。 Chris Duffy：主持人的引言和总结，穿插在两位嘉宾的对话中，引导话题，并提出一些问题。

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Wendy and Laurel discuss their friendship, which began at a Pop-Up Magazine event, and how they started the Attention Club to help people unlock their creativity through focus and presence.

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If you found yourself doodling or writing a lot as a child but then lost the hobby as you grew up, Wendy MacNaughton and Laurel Braitman want to help you recapture your spark. Wendy MacNaughton is an illustrator, the author of “How to Say Goodbye”, and the creator of Draw Together, an art and learning community. Laurel Braitman is a TED Fellow, the author of the memoir “What Looks Like Bravery”, and the founder of Writing Medicine, a community of writing healthcare professionals. Together, Wendy and Laurel created Attention Club, a group of people pursuing creativity by practicing focus with one another. In this episode, Wendy and Laurel join Chris for an in-person chat at the 2024 TED Conference where they discuss the feelings that arise when sharing art with an audience and why embracing mistakes can lead to more meaningful work.For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts).