#205: Casper ter Kuile — Sacred Writing, Turning Routine into Ritual, Rest as Creative Fuel, Moving Past Self-Doubt (From The Vault)

Author Casper ter Kuile on transforming everyday writing into a sacred ritual, drawing on rest and reflection to fuel creativity, and moving past self-doubt to write as a gift for others.

You'll learn

• Why the point of the work week might be the rest, not the other way around.
• How to turn an ordinary daily habit into a ritual using three simple ingredients.
• What a weekly tech sabbath can unlock in your most creative thinking.
• The reframe that turns a dreadful first draft into something you can build on.
• A piece of advice from a mentor that dissolves the pressure to say something new.
• How reading writers you love can quietly refill the tank when you're stuck.
• Why treating your writing as a gift changes the way you handle criticism.
• The practice for staying humble and kind toward yourself in equal measure.
• What sacred reading traditions can teach you about going deeper into any text.
• Why the smallest groups, not the biggest audiences, are where meaning actually forms.

Resources & Links

• Casper ter Kuile's website
• The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile
• The Nearness
• Harry Potter and the Sacred Text (podcast)
• Sacred Design Lab
• "How We Gather" report
• The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
• Seth Godin

About Casper ter Kuile

Casper ter Kuile is the author of The Power of Ritual and the co-founder of The Nearness: a space to explore life's big questions with like-hearted others. Casper holds Masters in Public Policy and Divinity from Harvard University, is the former cohost of popular podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text, and loves harmony singing, the London Review of Books, and arriving at the pub after a long country walk. He lives with his husband in Brooklyn, NY.

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