Keep Your Overhead Low

Lynda Barry once said “The key to eternal happiness is low overhead and no debt.” (h/t Austin Kleon) However, this doesn’t just mean financial overhead. There are other kinds of overhead that we accumulate that can suffocate our abilty to do the creative work we’re capable of. On this episode, we share three areas where we can accumulate overhead and a few challenges for streamlining and similifying.

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Todd Henry

Positioning himself as an “arms dealer for the creative revolution”, Todd Henry teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that lead to everyday brilliance. He is the author of five books (The Accidental Creative, Die Empty, Louder Than Words, Herding Tigers, The Motivation Code) which have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he speaks and consults across dozens of industries on creativity, leadership, and passion for work.

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