The Jerod Killick Podcast

In today's episode, I channel Cal Newport and his work around digital minimalism. I share my own circuitous journey from digital maximalist to minimalist, stumbling along the way before landing on my own personal formula. I reflect on decreased anxiety, increased "creative" boredom, and feeling less frenetic in my day. I hope this episode is useful as you ground yourself in more analogue endeavours while minimizing the impact the slot machines in our pockets play.

Join me each week as I share my lived experience and interview guests deeply engaged in maximizing on their journey. Please connect with me at [email protected] with comments or questions about our content, or for inquires about how to become a guest on the show.

• Welcome to the podcast.
• The types of content you will find in this podcast.
• Share my insights and journey on the importance of personal mastery, creativity, and deep learning.
• Informed by my background in Behavioural Medicine and work as a senior leader in Mental Health and Addictions.
• Much of this hows up in my writing and work as a photographer, both expressions of my journey.
• If you are interested in being a guest, please connect with me at [email protected]

• Impressive!
• Instagram accounts -Sometimes difficult to tell.
• Similar to massively rendered images in Photoshop.

• AI generated images have no personal context.
• Tierney Gearon and the Mother Project.
• The images do not tell a story.
• Analogue art tells a story about the artists.
• Analogue art tells a story about the time period via the mediums available at the time.
• Analogue art is subject to processing error, thus unexpected results add to the story.

• Maybe if you need a quick image for a blog post.
• Maybe just for fun.
• It will never say anything about the submitter, or our time in history.

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Join me each week as I share my lived experience and interview guests deeply engaged in maximizing on their journey. Please connect with me at [email protected] with comments or questions about our content, or for inquires about how to become a guest on the show.

Today:

I have been away from producing creative content for a little over six weeks. In the middle of September, I experienced serious back injury preventing me from standing or sitting for any period of time. As someone who in general has no health problems, my back injury experience came as wake-up call.

Physical pain quickly becomes encased in dysphoria, self-doubt, and a defeat. The emotional roller coaster I experienced caused me to reflect on how I want the rest of my life to unfold through the activities I participate in and the relationships I choose moving forward.

One of the biggest questions I asked myself is whether or not to continue podcasting and publishing content on YouTube as a creative endeavour. This led me to ask the very provocative question, "If I only created content for myself, rather than a broader audience (social media), would I still create?"

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Join me each week as I share my lived experience and interview guests deeply engaged in maximizing on their journey. Please connect with me at [email protected] with comments or questions about our content, or for inquires about how to become a guest on the show.

Today:

Thanks for joining me today. I share my experience as someone who chose sobriety a year ago and my journey thus far. There has been both positive outcomes and areas that could be better. In the end, having a steadfast commitment regardless of the challenges, has won out.

Why I Got Sober:

1. I got sober September 3rd, 2023.
2. To support my husband who had been struggling with addiction.
3. During the pandemic, substances had become a way of coping for myself and many friends (THC and alcohol).

Good:

1. I am massively calm.
2. I am less "depressed".
3. I sleep better all around.
4. I have a sense of hope looking forward.
5. My skin looks better.
6. I'm more focused on the future.
7. I love being out of the, "work hard and play hard" physiological yo-yo.
8. I have more money.
9. I have less conflict with family.
10. I feel accomplished.
11. My marriage is a home, and no longer a battle ground.

Bad:

1. I'm not an addict. But I still romance the social aspects of alcohol.
2. I didn't lose the weight everyone preaches.
3. I spend less time with friends where alcohol is the focus - Some social isolation.
4. I miss many aspects of collecting and sharing wine.

Moving forward:

1. Sharing is the key…find other things to share.
2. Build deep friendships.
3. Focus living deeply, not bogged down by the future.
4. Stay the course - It has changed me and changed my marriage.

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Join me each week as I share my lived experience and interview guests deeply engaged in maximizing on their journey. Please connect with me at [email protected] with comments or questions about our content, or for inquires about how to become a guest on the show.

Welcome to the Jerod Killick Podcast. I share my personal journey of physical, emotional, and spiritual development. Through an examination of creative endeavours, fitness and wellbeing, the sense of accomplishment in developing a career, and spiritual practice, I hope to inspire others to create their own unique path of a life lived with intention.

Join me each week as I share my lived experience and interview guests deeply engaged in maximizing on their journey. Please connect with me at [email protected] with comments or questions about our content, or for inquires about how to become a guest on the show.