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Creativity is an addiction. Unplugged because we will always say
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yes to creativity. Totally uncut because we all make mistakes.
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So let's turn it into a tool. This is Arrow Unplugged.
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It's time for a couple of observations. Does a writing instrument,
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be it a pencil or a pen, have the strength
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to control how and what we think? The second observation,
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we're talking movies and those famous lines that we can't
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seem to shake off. My name is Arrow. I am
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a daily writer, a silent wolf. That means I stand
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on the sidelines and do nothing but watch. Listen, study,
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and then we activate. I call it the daily mess,
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a chronological walk through an everyday world. Yes, it's my
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morning writing. As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we
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as people tend to throw it to the side because
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we're going to deal with it later. Well, when a
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subject arrives inside of me, I know it's time to
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dig in. It's still keeping a daily journal. By doing
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the research, the pictures become clearer. This is the daily mess.
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Observation number 47. Being a daily writer of 30 years,
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I've spoken many times about a writing instrument and how
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it has the strength to control our mindsets and moods.
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But how true is that? Technology has changed so much
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over the past 30 years. The world has gone all
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out digital. The thought of using a pen or a
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pencil isn't always someone's first choice. Those still using a
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pen say the tool in use is a conscious experience. Surprisingly,
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the color of the pen and the ink inside also
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plays a huge role on a creative mind. Poet Timothy
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John says writing instruments connect his head with his heart.
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The flow of ink represents the flow of his thoughts.
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Deb McGann believes a pen is her true connection to
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what she writes. It allows her to be in control
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of how she thinks, making it feel more personal. Others
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say a pen clears the imagination, allowing it to understand things.
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When you're writing things out, it physically slows down our
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way of thinking. While on the computer, your mind is
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moving faster than your fingers can move. So the question is,
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does a writing instrument have the strength to control your mindsets?
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The answer is yes. Coming up next, those movie one-liners,
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those things that we hold on to forever, you know, like,
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may the force be with you. Why is it we
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can't shake them off? Hey, thanks for coming back to
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The Daily Mess. Observation number 48, movies. They have always
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had a way of controlling the things that you and
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I share. Like, may the force be with you from
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Star Wars, which has evolved into what's turning into a
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national holiday. May the fourth be with you. I recently
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spent some time with actor Cuba Gooding Jr. The one
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question I didn't want to bring up in our conversation
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was the impact of his infamous line, show me the money.
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The term bombshell comes from the 1930s when describing actress
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Jean Harlow. How about Clint Eastwood's go ahead, make my
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day from Dirty Harry? Everybody has a bucket list. You know,
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the things that we want to do before we transition. Well,
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it wasn't a thing until Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman
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brought it up in the movie in 2007 called Bucket List.
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Other famous lines that we tend to use. I'm going
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to make him an offer he can't refuse. Come to
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the dark side. As if from the movie Clueless. I
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think in our own special way, we'd all like to
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be remembered for something that we have created or live by.
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For instance, like every interview that I do with a
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famous person or somebody who's up and coming, or even
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just someone who appears on my podcast, I end every
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conversation with two words. Be me. Brilliant. I'm Arrow, and
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that's The Daily Mess.
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Creativity is an addiction. Unplugged because we will always say
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00:00:03.669 --> 00:00:06.469
yes to creativity. Totally uncut because we all make mistakes.
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00:00:06.870 --> 00:00:09.919
So let's turn it into a tool. This is Arrow Unplugged.
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00:00:10.419 --> 00:00:13.519
It's time for a couple of observations. Does a writing instrument,
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00:00:13.619 --> 00:00:15.779
be it a pencil or a pen, have the strength
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00:00:15.800 --> 00:00:19.500
to control how and what we think? The second observation,
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we're talking movies and those famous lines that we can't
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00:00:23.440 --> 00:00:26.379
seem to shake off. My name is Arrow. I am
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00:00:26.420 --> 00:00:28.800
a daily writer, a silent wolf. That means I stand
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00:00:28.839 --> 00:00:33.130
on the sidelines and do nothing but watch. Listen, study,
11
00:00:33.350 --> 00:00:36.210
and then we activate. I call it the daily mess,
12
00:00:36.390 --> 00:00:39.090
a chronological walk through an everyday world. Yes, it's my
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00:00:39.130 --> 00:00:42.280
morning writing. As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we
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as people tend to throw it to the side because
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we're going to deal with it later. Well, when a
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subject arrives inside of me, I know it's time to
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dig in. It's still keeping a daily journal. By doing
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the research, the pictures become clearer. This is the daily mess.
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Observation number 47. Being a daily writer of 30 years,
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I've spoken many times about a writing instrument and how
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it has the strength to control our mindsets and moods.
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But how true is that? Technology has changed so much
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over the past 30 years. The world has gone all
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out digital. The thought of using a pen or a
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pencil isn't always someone's first choice. Those still using a
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pen say the tool in use is a conscious experience. Surprisingly,
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the color of the pen and the ink inside also
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plays a huge role on a creative mind. Poet Timothy
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John says writing instruments connect his head with his heart.
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The flow of ink represents the flow of his thoughts.
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Deb McGann believes a pen is her true connection to
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what she writes. It allows her to be in control
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of how she thinks, making it feel more personal. Others
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say a pen clears the imagination, allowing it to understand things.
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When you're writing things out, it physically slows down our
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way of thinking. While on the computer, your mind is
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moving faster than your fingers can move. So the question is,
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does a writing instrument have the strength to control your mindsets?
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The answer is yes. Coming up next, those movie one-liners,
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those things that we hold on to forever, you know, like,
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00:02:25.560 --> 00:02:28.020
may the force be with you. Why is it we
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can't shake them off? Hey, thanks for coming back to
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The Daily Mess. Observation number 48, movies. They have always
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00:02:36.310 --> 00:02:38.349
had a way of controlling the things that you and
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00:02:38.490 --> 00:02:41.389
I share. Like, may the force be with you from
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00:02:41.449 --> 00:02:44.370
Star Wars, which has evolved into what's turning into a
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national holiday. May the fourth be with you. I recently
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spent some time with actor Cuba Gooding Jr. The one
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question I didn't want to bring up in our conversation
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00:02:54.680 --> 00:02:58.819
was the impact of his infamous line, show me the money.
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The term bombshell comes from the 1930s when describing actress
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Jean Harlow. How about Clint Eastwood's go ahead, make my
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day from Dirty Harry? Everybody has a bucket list. You know,
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the things that we want to do before we transition. Well,
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it wasn't a thing until Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman
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brought it up in the movie in 2007 called Bucket List.
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Other famous lines that we tend to use. I'm going
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to make him an offer he can't refuse. Come to
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the dark side. As if from the movie Clueless. I
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think in our own special way, we'd all like to
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00:03:34.659 --> 00:03:38.120
be remembered for something that we have created or live by.
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00:03:38.539 --> 00:03:41.000
For instance, like every interview that I do with a
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famous person or somebody who's up and coming, or even
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00:03:43.699 --> 00:03:46.960
just someone who appears on my podcast, I end every
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conversation with two words. Be me. Brilliant. I'm Arrow, and
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that's The Daily Mess.
