Listen, we all need to check out every once in a while. Whether we indulge in true crime, cults, bro-comedies, or reality TV, we all know what it is like to switch our brains off and go along for the ride.

That’s ok. It serves its purpose. There is nothing wrong with “guilty pleasures”. Unless your entire leisure time diet is guilty pleasures. If that is the case, you may find your creative mind sluggish and unmotivated. It’s a slippery slope that leads to negative self-talk and estrangement from your creative self.

Today we are talking about the importance of engaging with art that challenges you. Art that requires a bit more from you as the receiver can pay big dividends.

That’s my story and I am sticking to it.

And if you want to watch The Wages of Fear, you should. You absolutely should.

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