Welcome to Rewind, the Saturday email digest of this week’s articles on The Reflectionist.

The theme this week, as I open each article and dropped the links here for Rewind, seems to be solitude and the nature of the creative experience. It has been on my mind a lot. In fact, it’s always on my mind.

I love it there, in the quiet, on my own, space to think and to make.

Does the material strike a chord with you?

Let me know.

See you next week!

Larry.

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Articles from this past week

Monday - The Closest I’ve Come

A short reflection on the mystical experience of being drawn in and disappearing into nothing.

Tuesday - The Annihilation of Self

I have been contemplating death and what it means for us right now. Here’s what I realised

Wednesday - Stepping Into The Fire & The Realisation of Self

A note on why we must walk straight into and embrace challenges and what happens to us when we do.

Wednesday - Why Creativity Flourishes In Solitude

An article about the importance of solitude for the creative process and our overall mental state.

Thursday - How To Get Comfortable With Discomfort

A personal story about training my boys how to think about themselves and their relationship with challenges

Friday - The 9 Psychological Aspects of Optimal Experience

From the book, Creativity: The Psychology of Discovery & Invention, I’m tsking a close look at what it means to be in an optimal flow state.

Saturday - Have We Lost Our Sense of Community?

As I stood in conversation with the local shopkeeper, I realised that real human connection is in decline. We have sold our souls.