{"id":25283,"date":"2026-03-31T03:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=25283"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:14:25","slug":"cody-cook-parrott-attention-is-a-creative-act","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/cody-cook-parrott-attention-is-a-creative-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Cook-Parrott: Attention is a Creative Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-25283-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PD07830W_IATE_Cook-Parrott-FINAL.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PD07830W_IATE_Cook-Parrott-FINAL.mp3\">https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PD07830W_IATE_Cook-Parrott-FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are you paying attention to\u2014and is it the life you actually want to be living?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, Tami Simon speaks with Cody Cook-Parrott\u2014writer, artist, movement practitioner, and author of the new Sounds True book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Practice of Attention: Cultivating Presence in a Distracted World<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014about what it takes to reclaim focus in an age engineered to steal it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cody&#8217;s path to this book wasn&#8217;t theoretical. It began with their own Instagram addiction, a recovery from alcohol, and the growing realization that fractured attention isn&#8217;t just an inconvenience\u2014it&#8217;s a creative crisis. What emerged is a deeply personal and practical guide to getting back to yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join Tami and Cody to explore:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The attention audit: a simple, powerful practice for noticing where your time and energy actually go<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why social media addiction and alcohol addiction can mirror each other\u2014and what &#8220;zero&#8221; looks like as a choice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Structure with softness: building devotional creative habits that flex without breaking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agency over urgency\u2014and why that principle is especially vital for neurodivergent and queer creators<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The emotional car: how to bring difficult inner parts along for the ride without letting them take the wheel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consistency over intensity: why a 25-minute Pomodoro session beats an eight-hour grind<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What&#8217;s really driving the urge to distract\u2014and how asking &#8220;what am I avoiding?&#8221; changes everything<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why attention, taken to its highest degree, is the same thing as prayer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you&#8217;re a creative trying to protect your focus or someone who&#8217;s quietly wondered what you&#8217;d make if you could actually sit with yourself, Cody offers both the tools and the permission to begin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This conversation offers genuine transmission\u2014not just concepts about awakening, but the palpable presence of realized teachers exploring the growing edge of spiritual understanding together. 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