Going analogue

Il dolce far niente, content fatigue, and remembering the artist

When Matteo and I spent two months in Puglia at the end of last year, living in a sleepy seaside town, we had a weekend ritual: a long walk by the sea, swimming and reading at Lo Scalo, spaghetti vongole and a spritz, a gelato along the promenade, and a movie on the couch.

Off our phones, away from the rest of the world, we could switch off. It was incredible.

I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately—less about Puglia, more about the presence we were able to cultivate there. Il dolce far niente—the sweetness of doing nothing—and how hard that is to access in the ‘real world’. A world that keeps getting faster and noisier, constantly telling us we should do more and share more.

Should we?

More and more, I think not.

This week on the pod, we talk about that. About going analogue, content fatigue, the tyranny of should, and why I forgot—then remembered—that I’m an artist.

Hope you enjoy listening!

Love hearing from you 🤍

JYK