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Natalie Nixon

πŸ‘€ Speaker
359 total appearances

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

And so she'll ask the person, well, did you ask her?

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

Did you ask her if she would like to get extra training and exercise?

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

Well, no.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

I mean, she doesn't seem like she does, but...

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

You know, and turn out this person totally would be open to extra training in this particular area.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

They would love it if someone else could partner with them so they could share the work.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

So we have to use our words.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

We have to be self-aware.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

We have to ask questions.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

But it actually does start with how we are monitoring our own behavior.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

Right, right.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

I think that's a really good point.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

And I think that points out that the role of gamification, not that everything has to be a game, but really what is play?

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

Play is a big thing.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

area of behavior in terms of work that I explored in Move, Think, Rest.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

And I interviewed Brendan Boyle, who is a toy designer.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

He teaches a course on play at Stanford D School.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

And I went out to Stanford, observed the class, participated a bit in the class, interviewed Brendan.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

And he defines play as engagement.

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How to rethink creative productivity without burning out with Natalie Nixon

The reason why the kids are so engaged out in the hallway