Morpheus

From Creative Adventures - An accidental podcast

Episode #13: Start before you are ready, the scaffolding of meaning, and the existential habit of commoditising nature

Published
June 12, 2026
Length
30:41

Audio is streamed from the publisher.

Chapters

Read from the show notes

  1. 1:14 “The River Thames Project” and organising my attention to find flow
  2. 11:56 On humans and making noise in nature
  3. 19:15 A trip to Canada and the importance of starting before you are ready to start
  4. 29:04 The mysterious world of Connie Cyclonic

Not from the publisher — times may be approximate.

Show notes

In this episode I realise how important meaning is as a way of organising my attention, reflect on the value of starting before I am ready in any creative endeavour and try to understand why human beings seek out quiet and stillness in nature only to fill it with noise. TL;DL 1:14 “The River Thames Project” and organising my attention to find flow 11:56 On humans and making noise in nature 19:15 A trip to Canada and the importance of starting before you are ready to start 29:04 The mysterious world of Connie Cyclonic Links to things I mentioned The paper on flow that I mention Sound of Silence podcast The imperfect portrait experiment Two day Inner Critic Workshop Mask Workshop Solstice Festival at Samphire Hoe The written substack version of this episode can be read on my Substack. If you're wondering why this is an accidental podcast then listen to the first 5 minutes of episode one. Comments, questions, requests and stuff to stevexoh@gmail.com (Total listening time 30’ 44”)