{"id":54906,"date":"2025-01-29T06:28:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T06:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/art\/my-favorite-things-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T06:28:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T06:28:53","slug":"my-favorite-things-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=54906","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Things in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"52310\" class=\"elementor elementor-52310\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9bf6a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9bf6a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1b12f9\" data-id=\"c1b12f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7caa285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7caa285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>I haven&#8217;t done this in so long that I feel compelled to catch you up on all of my favorite things since &#8230; mmm &#8230; 2018. But I&#8217;m not going to do that to you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These are some things that make my work easier, life more joyful, give my brain a workout, help me destress or defrizz, and fill my tummy with yumminess.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>This article contains affiliate links. Should you buy from them, I will earn a (very) small referral fee.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f32820 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"2f32820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tCategories\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__2f32820\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__2f32820\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"elementor-toc__2f32820\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dc3629 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dc3629\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9ad405\" data-id=\"f9ad405\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02cc956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02cc956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watching<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d14b9d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d14b9d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5444ce7\" data-id=\"5444ce7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2628594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2628594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>I watched\u00a0<strong><em>Ellsworth Kelly: Fragments<\/em><\/strong> a few years back and rewatched it this year before going on my art pilgrimage to Kelly&#8217;s <em>Austin<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I am not unbiased\u2014a true Kelly fanatic here. But &#8230; I recommend this film, more than any other because it shows how an artist sees the world and how abstract art evolves from life.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can stream it on Kanopy with your library card.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9421669\" data-id=\"9421669\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc67102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"bc67102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/DU8yxsmbYwc?si=lvAuZb0lKDBm5L84&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c06788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c06788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Kanopy is one of my go-to channels for art documentaries. The others are <a href=\"https:\/\/art21.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art21<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/channel.louisiana.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Top-tier art galleries like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidzwirner.com\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Zwirner<\/a> also have great videos on contemporary artists.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Louisiana Channel &#8230; These are two favorite videos discussed in my <a href=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/accelerator\">Accelerator salon<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e7b518 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e7b518\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fea5eee\" data-id=\"fea5eee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75e727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b75e727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb315a4\" data-id=\"bb315a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed06f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2ed06f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f512a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f512a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>[ See <a href=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/documentaries-solo-podcast\/\">How We Run Our Art Documentary Group and What We Watch<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aebfd06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aebfd06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5de271b\" data-id=\"5de271b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484a7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"484a7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reading<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d80144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d80144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>I read some good books this year, but there are two that stick with me.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 9e52daf0-e870-4bb5-8feb-f6f1efb6e000 --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CLfdRF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Patrick Bringley.<\/p>\n<p>I loved this because it was a personal journey of the discovery of art by a museum guard. It wasn\u2019t by a critic or art historian or someone writing about the market value of art. It was about ART itself, and it was a gift to see the art through his eyes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 89a055da-4904-46a0-9947-eec395867228 --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c178f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42c178f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"886\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hopps-Memoir-880.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52360\" alt=\"The Dream Colony by Walter Hopps. Photo \u00a9Alyson Stanfield.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d981d29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d981d29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a08ec36\" data-id=\"a08ec36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6eeb96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6eeb96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49cysQk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>The Dream Colony: A Life in Art<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong> by Walter Hopps<\/strong>, Deborah Treisman, and Anne Doran.<\/p>\n<p>Walter Hopps grew out of the West Coast to become one of the most important curators of the 20th century, so I was thrilled to find this memoir written shortly before his passing in 2005. It reads as if he was telling an unpolished story and that\u2019s because he was\u2014preferring to tell those stories than to write them.<\/p>\n<p>After a chapter or so into it I was beginning to doubt that it would be any good, but my hesitation quickly disappeared. The pages were full of adventure and proof of what a curator would go through to fulfill their vision and get their art.<\/p>\n<p>Drugs, CIA operatives, overnight installations, a Turkish strong man, and some of the best stories I have read about Robert Rauschenberg. I didn\u2019t want it to end.<\/p>\n<p>Honorable mention: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4g4kP8q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Get The Picture<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Bianca Bosker. Really &#8230; So so good. It just hasn&#8217;t stuck with me like the other two.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 5c9ba84f-b714-46de-8bdf-cc64c0b7f7f0 --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30140d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30140d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0975fa\" data-id=\"b0975fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4e7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d4e7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Writing<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4255f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb4255f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Readwise App<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed8ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ed8ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Do you take notes when you read things? Write in books? Me, too!<\/p>\n<p>But then I don&#8217;t do anything with those notes. I have index cards, journals, pencil scratches on pages, and more. They&#8217;re all separate in hopes that I&#8217;ll one day find them and make them useful.<\/p>\n<p>This year I discovered the <a href=\"https:\/\/readwise.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Readwise app<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939e2d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"939e2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/readwise-reading-app-inbox-1-1-1024x547.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52321\" alt=\"Readwise app\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e3b6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6e3b6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 );background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4)\">It syncs your highlights from Kindle, Instapaper, Pocket, iBooks, and more. And you can highlight Web pages using the associated app, Reader\u2014especially useful for saving items you want to read later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And &#8230; get this! All of the notes are imported into my Notion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I still haven&#8217;t quite grasped what it all means to my workflow, but I&#8217;m sticking with it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6b7c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d6b7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410b4a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"410b4a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>This was the year that I started paying for <strong>ChatGPT<\/strong> and its AI became a much-valued member of my team. (Though nothing in this article was written with its help.)<\/p>\n<p>I have also experimented quite a bit with Google&#8217;s <strong>NotebookLM<\/strong>, which is great if you have a lot of content and want help <em>only<\/em> with what you have already created (and not referencing any outside sources.) Steven Johnson is the one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8fiiWhma-iA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to explain it to you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd4936c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd4936c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cde917\" data-id=\"8cde917\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-669a6a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"669a6a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb2db8e\" data-id=\"cb2db8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0710105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0710105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Zen Art Supplies Journal<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13cae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b13cae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>I&#8217;m so grateful to Cynthia Morris for introducing me to this <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.zenartsupplies.co\/products\/zenart-faux-leather-bound-dotted-journal-premium-120gsm-paper-b5-sized-french-rose-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Zen Art Supplies journal <\/strong><\/a>\u00a0a number of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>I have a preference for lined pages, but I have grown to love the dotted grid and am especially fond that the pages are numbered. And they have great color choices!<\/p>\n<p>Use the Index in the front to keep track of important pages.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a263a7d\" data-id=\"a263a7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd2428 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fd2428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"521\" height=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ZenJournal-pink1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-52322\" alt=\"Zen Art Supplies Journal\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5fb63f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5fb63f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a95f9a7\" data-id=\"a95f9a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-149056c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"149056c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b9b9ec\" data-id=\"4b9b9ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f287967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f287967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Typing Shortcuts<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c6013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94c6013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>I love <a href=\"https:\/\/ettoresoftware.store\/mac-apps\/typeit4me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TypeIt4Me text expander<\/strong><\/a> for typing shortcut keys on Apple devices to automatically fill in text wherever I am typing (MacBook, iPhone, or iPad ) I only installed it once on my MacBook, and it works across my devices <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/1f633.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude33\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to explore other options or don&#8217;t use Apple products, search for &#8220;text expander app reviews&#8221; or some such thing. I really don&#8217;t know what I did without this! As soon as you start using it, you&#8217;ll find all kinds of ways to use it.<\/p>\n<p>My stored text includes calendar appointment links, zoom links, repeated email content, podcast intro, promo, and outro starting points, emoji sequences, and all kinds of other URLs.<\/p>\n<p>If you use Apple, you can type something into your computer, copy, and then paste it into your nearby phone or other Apple device. So much easier than typing on a phone.<\/p>\n<p>Pro Tip: From Jenny Blake (I think!) I learned to start my shortcuts with a semicolon because (1) I rarely, if ever, use that punctuation anywhere and (2) it allows me to continue using abbreviations without confusing them with the text expander.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 79d78814-5874-417f-8445-a06bbf776c9f --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07db7e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07db7e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cb39d3\" data-id=\"3cb39d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37155f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37155f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listening<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43acdcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43acdcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Art Biz Most Requested Episodes of 2024<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c02a5 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-portfolio\" data-id=\"85c02a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;item_ratio&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;item_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"portfolio.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio elementor-grid elementor-posts-container\">\n<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-51315 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcasts tag-art-sales tag-selling-art\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/demand\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Norma-Greenwood_Domestic-Scene_961px-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-51384\" alt=\"Norma Greenwood oil painting\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tCreating Demand for Your Art: Why It Matters and How to Start (ep. 206)\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-49860 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcasts tag-guest-on-podcast tag-money\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/growth-carr\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Monique-Carr_800px-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-49865\" alt=\"Monique Carr\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tSmart Strategies for Artist Income Growth with Monique Carr (ep. 193)\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-47723 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcasts tag-guest-on-podcast tag-mindset\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/human-design-ives\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Jahje-Ives_800px-e1707768462771-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-47727\" alt=\"Jahje Ives\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tThe Art Biz ep. 178: Every Artist Is Designed Differently and What It Means with Jahje Ives\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/article>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4532e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4532e6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d3bcf2\" data-id=\"4d3bcf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca5505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dca5505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Art Biz 3 Most Downloaded Episodes to Date<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ef61b elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-portfolio\" data-id=\"f2ef61b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;item_ratio&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;item_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"portfolio.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio elementor-grid elementor-posts-container\">\n<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-49310 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcasts tag-guest-on-podcast tag-patreon tag-self-sales tag-teaching\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/ali-cavanaugh-encore\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ali-Cavanaugh_One-to-Listen-and-One-to-Love_1400px-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-49398\" alt=\"Ali Cavanaugh watercolor\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tReinventing Your Art Career with Ali Cavanaugh (ep. 189)\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-33359 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcasts category-socialmedia tag-challenge tag-guest-on-podcast tag-instagram tag-parenthood tag-social-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/growing-schroeder-podcast\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sara-Schroeder-Pulp-and-Panel-Poesie_1400px-300x298.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-33882\" alt=\"abstract watercolor with blues, gold, orange, light red and textural black marks\u2014the central image surrounded by a black arch \u00a9artist Sara Schroeder | on Art Biz Success\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tThe Art Biz ep. 119: Growing Beyond Being an Instagram Artist with Sara Schroeder\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-33043 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcasts tag-beginning tag-guest-on-podcast tag-inspiration tag-mindset tag-rejection tag-risks\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/rejection-aaron-podcast\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Christine-Aaron_The-Memory-Project-Installations_1400px-300x233.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34249\" alt=\"Memory project art installation artist Christine Aaron strips of printed paper hanging from ceiling | on Art Biz Success\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tThe Art Biz ep. 114: Risk, Rejection, and Resilience with Christine Aaron\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/article>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27c1664 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27c1664\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fde8e7d\" data-id=\"fde8e7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13747f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13747f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Malcolm Gladwell&#8217;s Revisionist History<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-59f2fde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59f2fde\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf225d6\" data-id=\"bf225d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43f57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c43f57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>My go-to podcast for masterful storytelling about things I had no idea I was interested in\u00a0 is <strong>Malcolm Gladwell\u2019s <\/strong><a class=\"notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushkin.fm\/podcasts\/revisionist-history\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-token-index=\"1\"><span class=\"link-annotation-unknown-block-id-1437307840\"><strong>Revisionist History<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 7ba1004b-b50c-4152-9649-4de5cf572cba --><\/p>\n<p>These are some that stand out to me:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Season 8 series on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushkin.fm\/podcasts\/revisionist-history\/guns-part-1-the-sudden-celebrity-of-sir-john-knight\">guns<\/a> (2023)<\/li>\n<li>The season 5 episode about the would-be biography of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushkin.fm\/podcasts\/revisionist-history\/oh-howard-you-idiot\">Howard Hughes<\/a> (2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushkin.fm\/podcasts\/revisionist-history\/a-good-walk-spoiled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Good Walk Spoiled<\/a> from season 2 about why he hates golf (2017) \u2014It will also have you questioning your admiration of Bob Hope<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 3b781702-762a-4386-8a75-7fd2525fa054 --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4983747\" data-id=\"4983747\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b83ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"12b83ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/M8t4dYXRA1s?si=IpPk252Trb_9ZhrL&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-867b8d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"867b8d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c234e42\" data-id=\"c234e42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49fa6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49fa6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">De-stressing and Coiffing<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367b3f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"367b3f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4-7-8 Breath<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-abcb9d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abcb9d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b11fa76\" data-id=\"b11fa76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63149e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f63149e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>For the last couple of years I have used a rented vagus nerve stimulator to help with mind-gut health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I have only recently discovered the practice of 4-7-8 breathing to do similar. It&#8217;s much more affordable!<\/p>\n<p>I use the <a href=\"https:\/\/insighttimer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insight Timer app<\/a>, but I thought it might be helpful to hear it first from the inventor of it himself, Dr. Andrew Weil.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ca6f93\" data-id=\"4ca6f93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3b881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9f3b881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/p8fjYPC-k2k&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e355871 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e355871\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1176aba\" data-id=\"1176aba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f3b6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0f3b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curls<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4140433 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4140433\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a8a296\" data-id=\"3a8a296\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2d4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e2d4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>I realize how lucky I am to have a full head of hair, but there are many days when I wish the goddesses had been a little less generous with the curls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I have fought them my whole life, and now I&#8217;m just resigned to them.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so happy that I clicked on that Instagram ad from <strong>TreLuxe<\/strong>. I love most everything I&#8217;ve tried of theirs, especially the Untie The Knot (leave-in conditioner) and the High-Definition Styling Gel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This looks like a good <a href=\"https:\/\/discovertreluxe.com\/products\/no-frizz-define-shine-bundle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">starting kit<\/a>. But I also like the hydrating cream in <a href=\"https:\/\/discovertreluxe.com\/products\/360-curls-collection-product-bundle-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this bundle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-467c2f7\" data-id=\"467c2f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9eb7a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9eb7a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TreLuxe-600.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52352\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3af078f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3af078f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04e909f\" data-id=\"04e909f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51147aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51147aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df82f71\" data-id=\"df82f71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8993927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8993927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Speaking of curls, I also went down a rabbit hole in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GenaMarie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Geena Marie&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My silver hair is much more unpredictable and frizzy than those gorgeous locks she has, but I really love what I learned from her.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9552373\" data-id=\"9552373\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3cabd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3cabd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Geena-Marie.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52353\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3321abc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3321abc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b20e7d\" data-id=\"0b20e7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acec398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acec398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eating<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c833ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c833ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-254197b\" data-id=\"254197b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2abe211 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2abe211\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-847b0b3\" data-id=\"847b0b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32df914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32df914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><strong>Duqqa (Dukkah)<\/strong> is a Middle Eastern blend of nuts, seeds, and spices that originated in Egypt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I started making it from a much more complicated recipe, but have switched to this much easier version from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themediterraneandish.com\/dukkah-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mediterranean Dish<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You should definitely check out her recipes while you&#8217;re there. Another favorite of mine is\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor2 );background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4)\">her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themediterraneandish.com\/quick-oven-roasted-tomato-recipe-with-thyme-and-feta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quick Roasted Tomatoes with Garlic and Thyme<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can put duqqa on anything\u2014like sprinkling it on a bowl of hummus\u2014but my favorite way to have it is on buttered toast (here&#8217;s my gluten-free bread of choice) or avocado toast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/ty-gift-annual-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a9The Mediterranean Dish<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98dc2dc\" data-id=\"98dc2dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d662d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d662d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Med-Dish-dukkah-recipe-11-683x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52354\" alt=\"Dukkah. Photo \u00a9The Mediterranean Dish\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5011010 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5011010\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fa6d82\" data-id=\"2fa6d82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc30594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc30594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Then there is <b>Tahini Dressing, <\/b>a recipe I make at least once a month and comes together in a jiff.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s great on salads and on Mediterranean bowls with a rice or quinoa base.<\/p>\n<p>I adapted my version slightly from\u00a0<em>Cooking Light<\/em> and have a PDF for you (no optin required).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artbiz.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/Free\/Tahini-Dressing-ABS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here it is<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-831058e\" data-id=\"831058e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7417f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7417f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tahini-Salad-500.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-52359\" alt=\"Tahini Salad. Photo \u00a9Alyson Stanfield\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0b9692 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0b9692\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a54c0eb\" data-id=\"a54c0eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1bf2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a1bf2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drinking<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c65a825 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c65a825\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b60906\" data-id=\"2b60906\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8009d15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8009d15\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6be4c1d\" data-id=\"6be4c1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e18ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8e18ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Ever since I had one on my last night in Florence 2 years ago, I&#8217;ve become slightly obsessed with <strong>sbagliatos<\/strong>, a word meaning &#8220;mistake&#8221; or &#8220;broken&#8221; in Italian, as in &#8220;it was a mistake to use prosecco instead of gin in this negroni.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Um &#8230; No. Nothing about this should be considered a mistake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a gorgeous color and absolutely delicious.<\/p>\n<p>This photo is my first sbagliato at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lamenagere.it\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La M\u00e9nag\u00e8re<\/a> in Florence. Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriouseats.com\/negroni-sbagliato-sparkling-wine-cocktail-recipe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the recipe<\/a> I follow.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-512cfd8\" data-id=\"512cfd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5826300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5826300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/sbagliatto-500.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-52355\" alt=\"Sbagliato negroni. Photo \u00a9Alyson Stanfield\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-910a4c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"910a4c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8a0190\" data-id=\"f8a0190\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9c1d78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9c1d78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b8b025\" data-id=\"7b8b025\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478e752 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"478e752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>And, of course ..<\/p>\n<p>The.<br \/>Famous.<br \/>Eggnog.<br \/>Recipe.<\/p>\n<p>You didn&#8217;t think I was going to leave it off the list just because I share it&nbsp;<em>every&nbsp;<\/em>year?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not for you if: you are sober (stay that way!), you are okay with eggnog in a carton, or you&#8217;d rather not hassle.<\/p>\n<p>This is a hassle that is worth every drop and calorie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artbiz.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/Free\/Berts-Eggnog-AlysonStanfield.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download now<\/a> (no optin required).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb9ed10\" data-id=\"bb9ed10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f6b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78f6b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/eggnog-copper-600.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-46915\" alt=\"Eggnog. Photo \u00a9Alyson Stanfield\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\/2024-fav-things\/\">My Favorite Things in 2024<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/artbizsuccess.com\">Art Biz Success<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t done this in so long that I feel compelled to catch you up on all of my favorite things since &#8230; mmm &#8230; 2018. 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