Amanda Palmer on blanket compassion, rest and redefining success

This week’s guest is unquestionable gifted in an astonishing array of disciplines – Amanda Palmer is a singer, songwriter, filmmaker, playwright, pianist, author, director, blogger and ukulele enthusiast.It’s easy to compile Palmer’s successes and accredit it all to a perfect, productive creative schedule. But the as Amanda freely admits, there was a time when her relationship with productivity was punishing.In this episode, Amanda talks about how we can crush progress with perfection both as a culture, and as individuals.We talk about reframing and resizing your suffering, why we need blanket compassion, the importance of sleep, parenting and creative routines, setting boundaries, pausing projects, and finding your own internal measures for success.Extraordinary Findings:– Find tour dates for There Will Be No Intermission– This is Water by David Foster Wallace– Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker PhD– Esther Perel at CreativeMornings – Follow Amanda Palmer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook– Support Amanda Palmer on Patreon* * *Thank you for listening to Routines & Ruts, a labour of love fuelled by time and curiosity. If you'd like to support the podcast, please share with a friend, or say thanks with a coffee!You can also sign up to the Extraordinary Routines newsletter, or follow along at @extraordinary_routines on Instagram.Special thanks to: Nelson Dore for the theme music, Scott Stronach for editing, Ellen Porteus for the cover art.