Emma Gannon on Community and Connection in an Online World

Emma Gannon is a bestselling author, speaker, novelist, and the host of the number 1 creative careers podcast in the UK called “Ctrl Alt Delete”.   Eric and Emma discuss her latest book, Disconnected: How to Stay Human in an Online World But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! Emma Gannon and I Discuss Community and Connection in an Online World and… Her book, Disconnected: How to Stay Human in an Online World The belief that everyone is creative and need to feed their creativity The joy and challenge when your creative work becomes your paid work How our online and offline behaviors and interactions are often not aligned Connection and how she compares humans to trees The power of community and connection, both online and in-person Noticing when spending too much time online leads to emotional disconnection Understanding self-sabotage and noticing the feelings associated with that behavior Finding the balance of striving to be successful and happiness Her thoughts on cancel culture Her first novel, Olive The shame and guilt that women often feel for their life choices Emma Gannon Links: Emma’s Website Twitter Instagram When you purchase products and/or services from the sponsors of this episode, you help support The One You Feed. Your support is greatly appreciated, thank you! If you enjoyed this conversation with Emma Gannon, you might also enjoy these other episodes: How to Become Unlonely with Jillian Richardson How to Find Joy and Community with Radha Agrawal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices