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Saturday, June 22, 2024

Work doesn't work without play.

Shonda Rhimes

Even if you've never heard of Shonda Rhimes, there's a good chance you've seen her work. She is the producer, writer, and showrunner behind such massive TV hits as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal,” and “Bridgerton.” With a workload like that, it's no wonder Rhimes has spent time thinking about how to keep the creative juices flowing. In a 2016 TED Talk, she discussed how to keep the “dreaming” alive in a dream job, and one of her secrets is taking time to play. Working all the time is not sustainable, she warned. Rather, imagination and drive rely on connecting with the joy in what you do.

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Fill in the blank: "___ is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect." - Steve Jobs

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