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04.09.20
Michael Bierut + Jessica Helfand | Audio

Episode 124: That Thing You Do


Jessica and Michael talk this week about how artists, designers, actors, and other creative people are adjusting their practices and dreams to the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone is affected in different ways, says Jessica, but there’s a common thread:
It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor, if you're living alone or with 15 people, if your industry has been disrupted or it hasn't and you never had so much work. Nothing is going to be the same.

And the only thing we have is to rethink how we might remap our expectations.

As I said to someone yesterday, you can't recalibrate your feelings. You're still you. But you can recalibrate your expectations.
Also mentioned this week: Jessica's daily essay column, The Self-Reliance Project, focuses on what it means to be a maker during a pandemic. Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox here.

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