Workspaces - Polina Pompliano

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-Ryan (@rjgilbert)

WORKSPACE TOUR

Polina Pompliano has the fascinating job of studying the world's most interesting people in business, tech, sports and more.

She is the Founder and Author of The Profile, a newsletter that she started back in 2017 that is now read by tens of thousands of people every week.

Years of writing The Profile has led to her studying hundreds of successful people. She is now putting her learnings into a new book called Hidden Genius which is set to hit bookshelves in June 2023.

She was previously the Author and Editor of Term Sheet, Fortune Magazine's newsletter about deals and dealmakers.

ON HER DESK

The manuscript of my book HIDDEN GENIUS which will be published in June
A framed photo of my daughter
My planner (yes I still use a physical planner. there's just something about writing things down)
A printer (I print things all the time. Love it.)
The books on my desk from L to R: Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin; a notebook; my grandfather's poems that I published into a physical book; Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance; Atomic Habits by James Clear; The Creative Act by Rick Rubin; How to Live: A life of Montaigne by Sarah Bakewell; Occasional Magic by The Moth; a tiny pocket notebook where I jot down ideas

Q&A

How do you spark creativity?

I heavily subscribe to the notion that creativity is a skill, and like any other skill, it can be learned. Creativity is simply the ability to generate fresh ideas, think of new ways to solve old problems, and create original work. (I have an entire chapter on this in my book.)

I believe that creativity is less a fleeting moment of inspiration and more a muscle that can be trained through consistent exercise. So for me, creativity is built around rituals. Every night, I sit down at my desk with some sort of beverage (I like those mini coca-colas for some reason) and I light a candle. That tells my brain, "It's time to get to work." And I've almost conditioned myself to be creative when I do these tiny rituals.

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Workspaces - Polina Pompliano

WORKSPACE TOUR

ON HER DESK

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