This is for you if you want to: • Do better work. • Deal with uncertainty and the unknown. • Be at the forefront of innovation and tech. ggutt.substack.com
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Join writer and host, Jill Hodge, as she shares her creative self-care journey through a soulful mashup of storytelling, spoken word poetry, and music. Part self-help/part performing arts, this podcast explores personal growth through a creative lens. Through an immersive backdrop of music and soundscapes, Jill explores a variety of practices and tools drawn from positive psychology like mindfulness, positive reframing, gratitude, and creative flow. Dive into creative self-care techniques su ...
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Welcome to The Creative Bodega, a podcast about content marketing, Instagram growth, and personal branding designed specifically for female service-based solopreneurs. Here, we believe you can confidently create engaging content, connect authentically with your audience, and convert followers into loyal customers — all without the burnout. Each week, host Em Connors shares actionable tips and expert advice to help YOU grow your business without letting it take over your life. From how to spe ...
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Johanna Lundqvist is a nurse and researcher, an artist and jewelry creating works that blur the lines between nature and fantasy and speaker, to say the least, who is not afraid to explore the transitions of life - including the ones most people shy away from, from a western society perspective. A registered nurse from Sweden, she’s worked in elder…
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Making Time for Art: a 10-Minute Creative Challenge to Recharge Your Day
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23:00Do you struggle to make time for artmaking, causing you not to get started? Do you think your art isn't worth appreciating or sharing because it's not good enough, finished, or polished? Sometimes these negative thoughts can be overcome when we lower the stakes around our artmaking. We may put so much pressure on ourselves, that it stifles our crea…
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Overcoming Self-Doubt & Imposter Syndrome as a Female Entrepreneur: Why the World Needs Your Business
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27:25Struggling with imposter syndrome? You’re not alone! In this episode of The Creative Bodega, I’m diving into why self-doubt holds so many solopreneurs back and how you can finally break free from it. Learn how to reframe negative thoughts, build confidence through action, and start showing up as the expert you already are—even if you don’t feel lik…
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Instagram Analytics Made Simple: What To Track and Why It Matters
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21:25Are You Tracking Your Instagram Analytics the Right Way? Obsessing over Instagram analytics? Or maybe you’re avoiding them altogether? In this episode of The Creative Bodega, I’m breaking down a simple, stress-free way to track your Instagram performance—without getting lost in the numbers. Learn which key metrics actually matter, how to repurpose …
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Feeling overwhelmed by life’s demands? Need a buffer to preserve your optimism and sense of purpose in an increasingly stressful world? Then, this episode is for you! Discover how art appreciation can restore energy, inspire creativity, and deepen your connection to the world. Press play and listen to this episode as I explore: the benefits of art-…
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ChatGPT & AI: Exactly How I'm Using it to Boost Creativity & Save Time as a Solopreneur
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20:01AI Won’t Replace You—But It Can Be Your Best Sidekick Feeling overwhelmed by just the thought of using AI? You’re not alone! In this episode of The Creative Bodega, I’m diving into how AI—especially ChatGPT—can become your ultimate business sidekick. From brainstorming Instagram post ideas to writing captions, emails, and even blog posts, AI can he…
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Steal My Instagram Stories Strategy: Build Relationships, Boost Engagement & Increase Sales
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22:50Struggling to show up on Instagram Stories? You’re not alone! In this episode of The Creative Bodega, I’m diving into why Stories are the secret weapon for nurturing your audience, building trust, and increasing sales—without feeling salesy. Learn how to increase story views, create engaging content that resonates, and show up confidently (even if …
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Streamlining Your Canva & Content Workflow: Organize, Batch, and Create Social Media Posts with Ease
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19:53Struggling to keep your Canva designs organized? Spending way too much time creating content from scratch? You’re not alone! In this episode of The Creative Bodega, I’m breaking down my best tips for streamlining your Canva workflow so you can design faster, stay on-brand, and free up hours in your week. Learn how to create an efficient folder syst…
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5 Common Instagram Posting Mistakes That Are Hurting Your Engagement (& How to Fix Them)
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25:18Struggling to get engagement on Instagram? You’re not alone! In this episode of The Creative Bodega, I’m breaking down the five biggest Instagram mistakes solopreneurs make—and how to easily fix them. If you're tired of posting consistently with little results, this episode is for you. Learn how to optimize your bio, improve your captions, diversif…
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How I Built a Six-Figure Business with Instagram & Canva (Without Burning Out!)
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18:29Struggling to create content consistently? You’re not alone! In this episode of The Creative Bodega, I’m sharing my journey from gym owner to content marketing expert and how I built a six-figure business using Instagram and Canva—without burning out. Learn how I found time to grow my business while juggling motherhood, the three key strategies tha…
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8 Powerful Boundaries Every Solopreneur Needs to Avoid Burnout & Protect Their Energy
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22:43Feeling drained by social media? Struggling to balance your business without burning out? In this episode of The Creative Bodega, I’m sharing eight game-changing boundaries that have helped me protect my energy, stay present in my life, and build a sustainable business—without feeling like I must be "on" 24/7. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by Ins…
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While writing this episode on caregiver burnout, my mom had a medical crisis that nearly killed her. I picked up my tired and weary bones and found the inner strength and energy I needed to be by her side. Along the way, I recalled how she and my support system helped bolster me during these challenges. Each time these crises happen, it reinforces …
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Hi there! I’m Em Connors, and welcome to The Creative Bodega—the podcast for female service-based solopreneurs who want to grow their business without burning out. Let’s be honest for a minute: creating content, growing your Instagram account, and building a personal brand can feel superrr overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to take over your life. E…
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Don’t let anyone tell you (and don’t tell yourself) that your small acts of kindness are not great! Each act of connection, charity, goodwill, mentorship, and civility adds up. In a world that can feel like everything is being torn apart, we still have a well of greatness in us that doesn’t come from how smart we are, how much money we have, how be…
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Are you holding yourself back because of fear, feelings of imposter syndrome, and self-imposed ageism? There are plenty of obstacles to achieving our goals without us adding elaborate "stories" based on "what-ifs" and fear. Let’s dispel some myths, and lean into the self-reliant power of getting older (and wiser). In this episode, I make a case for…
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When can we say that we have enough, and can we turn off our craving for more to find satisfaction with ourselves and the state of our lives right in this moment? I’m exploring these questions, sparked by a Sylvia Plath quote on "enough-ness". I’ll touch on gratitude, reducing social comparison, mindfulness, and building community as powerful allie…
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Reducing overthinking, rumination, and worry can be a beast to tackle, but consistently reorienting our minds and bodies through some creative practices can help increase awareness as we work to replace these thoughts with more inspired ones. I’m using a Khalil Gibran quote as a jumping-off point for a discussion on how to stop “choosing sorrows” t…
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Guided Meditation to Cultivate Belonging (to Others & Yourself)
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22:30This guided meditation (with visualization) accompanies episode #43 on cultivating a sense of belonging (to others and yourself). To explore the ways in which you belong to others and then to yourself, I guide you through a visualization exercise where you imagine yourself talking to a partner about an object of significance to you. You’ll explore …
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Self-acceptance is a prelude to belonging. It may not feel like a logical connection, but accepting yourself, flaws and all is the only way to stop the comparison and critical self-judgment that stands between you and your sense of belonging. This week's podcast episode is about how feeling left out and like I didn't belong in certain situations pu…
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Personal Growth Is In the Process: How to Love Where You Are
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35:33We can get so caught up in our personal growth goals, and our plans for the future, that we lose sight of the here and now. But the journey toward our future self is made in the present moment, and change takes time. As that time unfolds, our desires may evolve, morphing current goals into new ones. I'm taking you on my journey to be open to those …
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Finding Balance in Struggle: Exploring Yin and Yang in Daily Life
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38:10My mom's hospitalization (and the arrival of a beautiful bouquet of flowers) call attention to the way yin and yang play out in daily life. In today’s episode, we’ll explore the forces of sadness and joy, anger and compassion, and grief and gratitude. I'll explore how the Taoist principles of Yin and Yang offer a way of seeing how complementary for…
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Life Among the Tulips: Exploring New Worlds Without My Mom
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32:19As my mom’s Alzheimer’s progresses, and I’m faced with the loneliness of our visits, I’m reflecting on lessons she’s taught me about acceptance, and trying to stay present with her in these transformative moments in our lives. My mom’s love and nonjudgmental acceptance have prepared me to handle this long goodbye, and while it hurts, somewhere in t…
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Have you lost your fight, left your creative passions behind, and tried to journey forward without them? We can let the outside noise and the stress of our daily lives interfere with our creativity. This stress can push aside our creative impulses, reducing them to another item on our to-do list. But expressing our creative selves, through a multit…
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#95 What Artificial Intelligence Means for the FUTURE of Learning with Dr. Stella Lee
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1:07:08Dr. Stella Lee is the founder of Paradox Learning, where she offers practical advice and strategy on AI. She's also a speaker, startup advisor, and columnist. Thanks for listening! Subscribe for FREE to receive new posts and support my work. She has over 20 years of international experience in consulting digital learning initiatives with higher edu…
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A Poetic Travelogue: Precious Summer Memories from Utrecht
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28:15This is my poetic ode to Utrecht and the Netherlands, a travelogue of sorts that offers musings, observations, and experiences from my two-week vacation. Yes, we saw the sights – the Kasteel de Haar in Utrecht, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Dom Tower, and the canals. But we also made connections with kind souls, curious passersby, and clerg…
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Start the day with this affirmation meditation and establish a positive morning routine. We start by honoring the body and feeling present with the breath. From there, we express gratitude for the people, experiences, and things in our lives. Then, we set an intention to move on with our day by affirming positive statements that help us carry this …
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Reduce Overthinking with Stream-of-Consciousness Journal Writing
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22:27I’ve got a wonderful way to temp down overthinking, worry, and rumination. I use stream-of-consciousness journal writing to allow my mind to feel free to express itself; just 15 minutes of this writing, a type of creative flow, can unlock new insights and reduce anxious feelings. You leave the stress of planning and plotting and give your subconsci…
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Mindfulness and Moderation: The Power of the Middle Way
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26:08It’s taken me a while to find a path toward the Middle Way, that Buddhist principle that rests firmly on common sense and shows us how to find moderation instead of swinging between one extreme or another. The Middle Way can offer us some peace as we find a balance between the extremes of self-indulgence, busyness, and wanting, or on the other side…
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#94 From Agile Coach to Facilitator, Empowering Teams and Understanding Team Culture with Charles Louis de Maere @ Exploration Labs
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55:55Charles - Louis de Maere transitioned from being a Technical lead and agile coach to facilitator. He helps teams work and communicate better, doing invisible and visual faciliation. We talk about the impact of his work, understanding culture and being a process expert. Where to find Charles-Louis * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleslouis…
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The Power of Habits: A Poetic Exploration on Building Healthy Routines
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25:00What do you do when you’ve lost your fight and slip back into sloppy habits that make you miserable? You pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back in the game. In this episode, I’m exploring habits, the cues and triggers that govern them, the benefits they provide, and how to replace “bad” habits with better ones. I’m discussing my long, we…
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This episode is about how deep self-listening helps us construct better personal growth goals and the power of connecting that listening to essential self-truths that form the basis for our choices and actions. In this episode: I talk about how a recent Being Well podcast episode on manifesting sparked new thoughts on intention setting and dedicate…
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#93 From Architecture to Entrepreneurship, Teamwork, the Role of Designers, AI, Understanding Style and the Future with Angela Shen-Hsieh
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1:02:21Angela Shen-Hsieh is an entrepreneur, technologist, architect, and designer who worked in the corporate world and startup world. She loves to think about the future and build things. She led teams to create new innovations with AI, big data and collaborate. She’s currently the founder and CEO of Alcōv, a home styling and shopping app. Where to find…
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#92 Entrepreneurship in MENA-GCC, Social Dynamics, Fundraising, Tech Ecosystems, Building Relationships with Walid Mansour
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1:03:43Walid Mansour is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of MEVP. He’s been deeply involved in the VC & Technology ecosystem in the MENA region for over 20 years from setup, to scale up and exits. He serves as a board member and advisor to many technology companies regionally and globally. Follow Walid on Linkedin and X Follow Maria on Substack or Linkedin Watch…
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It's summertime in NYC! I'm exploring the changing seasons in New York, as Central Park transitions from spring to summer. My cherished cherry blossom trees, vast array of birds, and wild mushrooms keep me company. From that beautiful spaciousness, I’ve dived into spring cleaning. In this episode, I explore: The beauty, wonder, and sensory pleasure…
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Thoughts on belief. Peace, Love and Having an Open Mind. It all comes down to critical and analytical thinking. Socials: * X: https://go.ggutt.com/x * Linkedin: https://go.ggutt.com/maria-linkedin * YouTube: http://go.ggutt.com/videos * TikTok: https://go.ggutt.com/tiktok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscr…
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#90 Design, Creativity, AI, Imagination, Foundation Studies and Apple with Silia Abou Arbid
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1:46:46Silia Abou Arbid is an architect, designer and educator. A unique individual in the way she thinks and does things. She taught over 8000 to date. She’s been an influential figure in my personal growth as a designer, teacher and professional. We go through her backstory at the very end. Where to find Silia: * Email: https://sard.lau.edu.lb/about/peo…
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Having grace and compassion for ourselves, especially as we make mistakes and take missteps along our life's journey, frees us to learn from those mistakes. It also helps us embrace one of the basic tenets of a growth mindset: recasting mistakes as opportunities for personal growth. In this episode, I share how stress and my inability to cope with …
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#89 The discovery of AI: mysterious, scary and fascinating
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18:17Thoughts on AI and Creativity. Embarking on an exciting journey of discovery. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ggutt.substack.com저자 Maria from GGUTT
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Embracing Uncertainty: Feeling Faithful & Taking Action
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28:18When life feels out of control, and we are thrust into the world of adulting with a capital “A,” we can feel overwhelmed by our options, not see them clearly, or find them too chaotic to contemplate. That’s when we must simplify our world by leaning on some foundational pillars of self-care. I call on faith, spiritual practices, and small action st…
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We’ve heard the saying “It’s the journey, not the destination,” or “I control the actions but not the results.” In this episode, I combine these two ideas to explore the role that our core beliefs play in keeping our creative spirit alive and fueling our productivity and stamina when pursuing projects. Focusing on our core beliefs is especially hel…
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#88 Entrepreneurship to Get Out of Debt, The Power of Luck, Startup Investing with Nicole Glaros
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55:29Nicole Glaros is an entrepreneur, operator, executive, venture capitalist and investor. She wears multiple hats as a board director, teacher, and speaker. We explore topics related to entrepreneurship and investing, backed by her years of experience as a founder, investor at Techstars and founder again! And we also spoke about… hair! Your feedback …
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#87 Data Visualization, AI, Technology, and the Future Beyond Visuals with Paolo Ciuccarelli
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1:32:26Paolo Ciuccarelli, a communication designer and researcher, professor of design, founder of the Density Design Research Lab - an award-winning laboratory for data visualization and information design at Politecnico di Milano – as well as Founding Director of the Center for Design at Northeastern University. Your feedback matters - 1min: https://go.…
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This city girl is deeply connected to nature. Mindful walks in nature are a core way to add richness and “right thinking” to your life. In this episode, I talk about an early, profoundly moving natural experience that shaped my deep love of the ocean. This life-changing event would connect me to the ocean for the rest of my life. From Cape May, New…
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A great time to share thoughts on what is Design during the Milan Design Week. While visiting the Kohler installation, I recorded the episode at Via Senato. This episode is dedicated to Gianluca Brugnoli. It contains a brief clip of his first appearance on the show, where he talks about design education within a broader conversation. Some video ove…
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#85 Tackling Water Challenges, Effects of Water on our Health, Drinking Safe Water and Changing Lives with Water with Dr. Parag Agarwal @ JanaJal
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1:01:10Dr. Parag Agarwal is the founder and CEO of JanaJal, a social enterprise on a mission to bring safe water to underserved communities. This is his second appearance on the show. We focus on water, how it can keep us safe and change our lives, where to find safe water to drink, and how water can keep us healthy.Your feedback matters - 1min: https://g…
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With over 53 million caregivers in America, we are likely to face caregiver challenges at some point in our lives. As Rosalynn Carter reminded us: “There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.” Caregiving can be…
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#84 What a 4 Year Old Can Teach Us About Communication and Prompt Design.
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7:21This is the third episode of the series 'Unflitered' by Maria, Founder of GGUTT and host of GGUTTALKS. Views, insights and reflections on various topics in the space of design, creativity, tech and innovation. Your feedback matters - 1min: https://go.ggutt.com/talks This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers …
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#83 Revolutionizing Mobility, Car-Sharing, Venture Building, Sustainability and Innovation with Alain Visser @ Lynk&Co
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40:24Alain Visser is the founder and ex-CEO of Lynk&Co. (CEO at the time of the recording.) He brings over 35 years of global automotive executive experience which we dive into, going from mobility, design and launching a new brand in a more traditional environment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge…
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Have you struggled to be present in your life? Perhaps you’ve been on autopilot for so long that you haven't been experiencing your life in a meaningful way. I understand; I’ve been there too and mindfulness has helped me become more invested in my life’s purpose. It has helped me enjoy the good things that come into my world each day. But where do…
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#82 How Intelligent are LLMs? Beasts or More Humane AGI? AGI Teachers at our Fingertips featuring Keith Teare.
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9:46This is the second episode of the series 'Unflitered' by Maria, Founder of GGUTT and host of GGUTTALKS. Views, insights and reflections on various topics in the space of design, creativity, tech and innovation. Your feedback matters - 1min: https://go.ggutt.com/talks This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers…
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