1 hr 13 min

Karen Rile: "You can actually change your life very quickly." A chat with writer Karen Rile, about parenting, flexibility, and how deliberate practice yields huge results‪.‬ Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy

    • Performing Arts

In my conversation with writer Karen Rile, we discuss her experience of parenting four artistic children and her interest in musicians; how flexibility and creative courage led to her founding Cleaver Magazine, a successful literary magazine; why creative writing and small amounts of deliberate practice create a vast foundation for a successful life; and how change, uncertainty, and even tragedy can bring unexpected opportunities.

In my conversation with writer Karen Rile, we discuss her experience of parenting four artistic children and her interest in musicians; how flexibility and creative courage led to her founding Cleaver Magazine, a successful literary magazine; why creative writing and small amounts of deliberate practice create a vast foundation for a successful life; and how change, uncertainty, and even tragedy can bring unexpected opportunities.

1 hr 13 min