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EP #18: What We Can Learn From Embracing Confusion
We spend so much of our lives trying to make sense of things — seeking clarity, certainty, and structure in a world that doesn’t always (rarely) offer these things on a silver platter. But what if confusion isn’t something to fix or overcome, but something to learn from, sit with, and embrace?
In this week’s episode, we explore the intrinsic value of confusion, independent of its eventual trajectory towards clarity. We allow ourselves space to understand why it feels uncomfortable and messy — and why, at the same time, it’s often the very space where we grow the most.
In an effort to center tangible experience, we also share a little about what confusion looks and feels like for us personally — from navigating our sense of vocation and purpose, to wrestling with ideas about identity and self-conception. Through that, we reflect on how confusion can slow us down in valuable ways: helping us question assumptions, pay closer attention, and define what’s truly meaningful on our own. Maybe confusion isn’t per se the opposite of knowing, but rather the force that keeps us curious enough to keep making sense of it all.
Episode Breakdown
00:00 - 8:37: Lightbulb Moments
8:38 - 18:43: Creative Lab
18:44 - 20:38: Motivation
20:39 - 32:04: What is our bar for clarity? What does it feel or look like?
32:05 - 53:56: What is an area of life/aspect of our lives where we actually have clarity and confusion? On the spectrum between confusion and clarity, where do we lie (in certain aspects of life)? Pick 2 areas: 1 area with clarity, 1 area with confusion. Talk about what it looks like, thoughts, and feelings.
53:57 - 1:04:18: Let’s focus on the areas of confusion: how did they help us grow or reach some other ‘valuable place’?
Don’t Be a Stranger!
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We’d love to hear from you: what does confusion mean to you? Is it something you resist, or something you’ve learned to sit with? Has it ever brought you to an unexpectedly valuable place? Let us know what your thoughts are, on these questions or today’s episode, by sending us an email at [email protected]!
Sound Credits: see here
References:
Helga Paris
Strange Pilgrims
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By Sitara Nath and Cristina ŞomcuteanWe spend so much of our lives trying to make sense of things — seeking clarity, certainty, and structure in a world that doesn’t always (rarely) offer these things on a silver platter. But what if confusion isn’t something to fix or overcome, but something to learn from, sit with, and embrace?
In this week’s episode, we explore the intrinsic value of confusion, independent of its eventual trajectory towards clarity. We allow ourselves space to understand why it feels uncomfortable and messy — and why, at the same time, it’s often the very space where we grow the most.
In an effort to center tangible experience, we also share a little about what confusion looks and feels like for us personally — from navigating our sense of vocation and purpose, to wrestling with ideas about identity and self-conception. Through that, we reflect on how confusion can slow us down in valuable ways: helping us question assumptions, pay closer attention, and define what’s truly meaningful on our own. Maybe confusion isn’t per se the opposite of knowing, but rather the force that keeps us curious enough to keep making sense of it all.
Episode Breakdown
00:00 - 8:37: Lightbulb Moments
8:38 - 18:43: Creative Lab
18:44 - 20:38: Motivation
20:39 - 32:04: What is our bar for clarity? What does it feel or look like?
32:05 - 53:56: What is an area of life/aspect of our lives where we actually have clarity and confusion? On the spectrum between confusion and clarity, where do we lie (in certain aspects of life)? Pick 2 areas: 1 area with clarity, 1 area with confusion. Talk about what it looks like, thoughts, and feelings.
53:57 - 1:04:18: Let’s focus on the areas of confusion: how did they help us grow or reach some other ‘valuable place’?
Don’t Be a Stranger!
Subscribe to Mixed Media Minds on whichever platform you listen to us on to catch our weekly episodes!
Check out our Substack and subscribe to our monthly newsletter to stay connected to our Mixed Media Minds pluriverse: https://mixedmediaminds.substack.com!
We’d love to hear from you: what does confusion mean to you? Is it something you resist, or something you’ve learned to sit with? Has it ever brought you to an unexpectedly valuable place? Let us know what your thoughts are, on these questions or today’s episode, by sending us an email at [email protected]!
Sound Credits: see here
References:
Helga Paris
Strange Pilgrims