84: Paul Tellefsen: Finding Creative Flow By Letting Go; Cultivating Connections Through Disconnection

Published: Feb. 13, 2019, 8:30 a.m.

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Paul Tellefsen is a connector, cultural architect and story-listener. He was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, but currently resides in San Diego, California.

Known digitally as technopaul, Paul grew up in the arts with his first passion being music. Now with his degree in emerging media and communication, he has been in the creative industry full time for 7 years working in various positions and projects like Instagram Is, a documentary, Socality, a creative community, and Able Creative House, a creative agency.\\xa0

His mission is to create a culture of healthy and meaningful connection. He does that by teaching the value of disconnection and solitude and by creating environments that foster relationship.

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For the full show notes, visit: theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/paul

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Time Markers:

1:30 - YouTube Channel Announcement
6:00 - What Never Fails to Make Paul Smile
6:30 - Paul\\u2019s Dream Girl\\xa0
11:00 - Deep Rooted Love For Music
16:30 - Words to Describe Paul
17:30 - Paul\'s Origin Story
24:30 - Moving to San Diego
29:00 - How Living Alone Has Changed Paul
32:00 - How to Enjoy Life
38:00 - To Know Or Not to Know Your Enneagram
44:00 - Paul\'s Creative Process
49:00 - The Story Behind Technopaul
51:00 - Exploring All Things Creative
55:30 - The Early Days Of Instagram
59:00 - Instagram Is Documentary
107:30 - How Social Media Has Changed
1:11:00 - Influencers Are Under Pressure
1:15:00 - Purpose + Generosity = Purposity USA
1:19:30 - Redeeming Social Media
1:22:30 - Interconnectedness in Life
1:31:30 - What Is Socality\\xa0
1:37:30 - Kid Paul\\u2019s Dream Jobs
1:40:30 - Creating Able Creative House
1:56:00 - Word of the Year
1:58:30 - Paul\\u2019s Ted Talk Topics
159:00 - Daily Self Talk
2:00:00 - Books that Make An Impact
2:02:00 - Guilty Pleasures
2:03:00 - Cornerstone Habits
2:04:30 - Morning Text Reminder

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