{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F77c7675d-ca2e-490d-b3e7-ddffa3706c6b","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"#10. The Power of Awe, Art and Observation: Bonnie Pitman","description":"Bonnie Pitman shares how Doing Something New inspires us to make each day extraordinary. Her Power of Observation Framework instructs us on the critical steps for moving from the first glance to making new meaning of our observations. She is both delightful and incredibly grounded in her approach to appreciating the banal and sublime.\r\n \r\nDiscovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.\r\nAlbert Szen-Gyorgi\r\n1937 Nobel Laureate\r\n \r\nMake Everyday Extraordinary\r\nAwe and wonder are getting a lot of attention these days because of what happens in our brain when we\u2019re in these states of mind. Inspiration and generosity spike and we feel more connected to the world around us. And as a result, stress and rumination decrease*. Overall wellbeing is amplified. The great news is that we can experience awe and wonder as part of our daily life \u2013 we just have to become more aware of what is already in our midst.\r\nBonnie Pitman, with her long and distinguished history in the world of art, developed two foundational practices that support the onboarding of these states in response to a life-changing illness that she continues to navigate. \r\n*Source: What Awe Looks Like in Your Brain (https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_awe_looks_like_in_the_brain)\r\nStand-out Quotes from My Interview With Bonnie\r\n[14:04]\u201cDo Something New is about having the courage to take a moment and really celebrate it. And finding a way \u2026 to move beyond simply seeing and looking to really deep observation, or deep listening. It\u2019s about going further than I normally would.\u201d \r\n[16:06] \u201cI\u2019ve discovered that one of the really important things, which we\u2019ve been talking about, comes from my meditation practice: the power of staying in the moment and just seeing things in new ways, or seeing the world in new ways. To slow down and really invest in those moments and to \u2013 just like when you\u2019re meditating \u2013 focus on your breathing, focus on the people or the place\u201d\r\n[22:33] \u201c\u202680% of the way you acquire information is through visual images. Particularly important for physicians is that ability to see if a patient over the days that they are seeing them in the hospital, or in their clinics is evolving in a positive way, or a negative way. That need to be able to look quickly and observe quickly and get solid information, to be able to remember it is something that\u2019s very important for them.\u201d\r\n[ 25:56 ] \u201cThose tangible, experiential moments transform a two-dimensional experience into memory in your brain. Now your hippocampus \u2013 your whole limbic system \u2013 is working in a different way and at a higher level to codify this memory as one you\u2019re going to hold on to.\u201d\r\nThe Do Something New\u2122 practice\r\nTake a few minutes of an ordinary day and make it extraordinary through:\r\nNew places\r\nNew people\r\nNew experiences\r\nNew experiences with old friends in new ways\r\nNew big things and new little things\r\nNew flavors of ice cream are ok!\r\nCannot be work or medical\r\nCannot carry forward to the next day\r\nThe Power of Observation Framework\u2122\r\nScanning \u2013 Taking a first look\r\nAttending \u2013 Focusing intentionally over time\r\nConnecting \u2013 Seeking and processing information to make new connections\r\nTransforming \u2013 Engaging deeply and creating a personal response\r\nNote: Download the full Power of Observation Framework here\r\nMore Links\r\nTranscript:\r\nhttps://bit.ly/3bXWbbi\r\nBonnie Pitman Instagram:\r\nhttps://bit.ly/3qJDcFI\r\nDMA \u2013 Speechless: Different by Design:\r\nhttps://dma.org/speechless\r\nWhat Awe Looks Like in Your Brain \u2013 Greater Good Magazine:\r\nhttps://bit.ly/3c2rTUO\r\nVideos: Art and Medicine:\r\nhttps://bit.ly/3qU1Nrt\r\nNasher Sculpture Center talks on Art and Health:\r\nhttps://bit.ly/361ZPgG\r\nCan You Train Your Brain to Work Better? Verify \u2013 WFAA:\r\nhttps://bit.ly/35ZukUs\r\nBe Well Lead Well\u00ae Pulse Assessment:\r\nhttps://bit.ly/3c0aPP7\r\nRise Leaders newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/426e78bc9538/subscribe","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/aae09512-5dd4-4b1c-9db2-090a85d9e017/VWNTpp5qqAiUx5M-RhaUlt70.jpg"}