We talk about ambition! How ambitious are we? Is it good to be ambitious? Is it HEALTHY to be ambitious?

Inspired by Amie's substack post.

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00:00 Introduction: Ambition and the Hustle

20:07 Facing the Fear of Misalignment

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00:00 Welcome to the Unpublished Podcast

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00:00 Introduction and Podcast Captain Hat

01:22 Discussing the Viral Essay on Not Wanting a Job

01:59 The Taboo of Not Wanting a Job

03:09 Capitalism and Meaningless Work

05:36 Artists and the Value of Work

15:21 Anti-Work Movement and Personal Reflections

18:44 Outsourcing Drudgery and Job Satisfaction

28:33 Middle-Class Jobs and Psychological Impact

30:08 Navigating New Territory: Vulnerability in Work Discussions

30:40 Viral Post Impact: Emotional and Psychological Strain

32:13 Criticism and Personal Reflections

33:42 Privilege and Its Role in the Conversation

39:03 Systemic Issues vs. Personal Empowerment

46:31 The Future of Work in the Age of AI

51:44 The Value of Education and University Degrees

54:31 Empowering Artists: A Call to Action

55:34 Book Launch and Community Engagement

59:03 Final Thoughts and Gratitude

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Join us as we predict creative trends for 2025! It's all speculation and probably going to be wrong... but we had fun.

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00:00 Welcome to the Unpublished Podcast

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Let's go!!! Lachlan and Lachlina here getting ready to Lock In for 2025. Or are we? Come with us!

James did the mix/audio for the first time in two years. Let us know if you have any notes!

00:00 Welcome to the 2025 Intentions Podcast

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We're back from 3 months of family and work travel and ready to pod... just in time for the holidays...

Join us for a 15 minute cozy catchup and a little 15 minute rant about why perfect people are boring.

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And James'

We finished our joint novel!

We take you behind the scenes of the on and off year and a half long project. Topics:

Writing to delight each other

The importance of planning

The number one mistake we noticed in each other's writing

Dealing with conflict

And much more!

Today we're talking about money! Specifically, our own finances.

Revenue streams

Emergency funds

Retirement saving

Book advances

Taxes

And other extremely interesting things...

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Amie has made a list of artist archetypes to help you all figure out your strengths and weaknesses as artists.

We go through the archetypes and discuss each one.

Kind of like enneagram/Myers Briggs/astrology specifically for artists!

You can read more about it on Amie's substack!

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