Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & Re-Claiming Your Attention with Award Winning Poet Max Stossel
"I feel like I'm hurling stones into this giant pool of consciousness. And I finish each poem with a splash. And for a moment, there's a ripple over this vast pool of thoughts that we've collectively amassed. And then it fades, as ripples doโwithout a care for me or you that stillness is resumed." โMax Stossel
Max Stossel is an award-winning poet (whose short films have been seen over 40 million times) advisor to Tech for Humanity, successful filmmaker and all-around wise human who I'm grateful to call a brother.
In this poetic + lyrical conversation we explore:
๐๏ธ The journey that led him from designing notification systems at a social media company to exploring the art and science of attention.
๐ฑ The dangers of smartphone addiction + practical questions as users that we can be asking ourselves
๐ How he describes his work as a blend of poetry, standup comedy and storytelling
๐ How he's found the courage to lean into painful experiences and get curious about heartbreak
๐ฆ How his writing workshop on avoidance and imposter syndrome led to my publishing a short poetry book.
๐โโ๏ธ His experience and insights from leading men's groups and how this work has changed his life for the better
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See Max in action // wordsthatmove.com
Connect with Max on Twitter // @MaxStossel
In this poetic + lyrical conversation we explore:
๐๏ธ The journey that led him from designing notification systems at a social media company to exploring the art and science of attention.
๐ฑ The dangers of smartphone addiction + practical questions as users that we can be asking ourselves
๐ How he describes his work as a blend of poetry, standup comedy and storytelling
๐ How he's found the courage to lean into painful experiences and get curious about heartbreak
๐ฆ How his writing workshop on avoidance and imposter syndrome led to my publishing a short poetry book.
๐โโ๏ธ His experience and insights from leading men's groups and how this work has changed his life for the better
***
See Max in action // wordsthatmove.com
Connect with Max on Twitter // @MaxStossel
