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The Brilliance of Boredom with creative polymath Elle Cordova

The Brilliance of Boredom with creative polymath Elle Cordova

Update: 2025-08-12
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We’re wired to chase the next spark - scrolling, swiping, refreshing - but some of our brightest ideas sneak in when we stop chasing, let boredom settle in and give our minds room to wander.

Elle Cordova knows the power of that pause. When the pandemic hit pause on her life as a touring musician, she stumbled into new creative territory - making offbeat comedy videos about delightfully nerdy topics like particle physics, grammar, and fonts. Those sketches went viral, and suddenly she was thriving as a social media creator with a devoted following. 

In this episode, we talk about finding what truly lights you up, pushing through writer’s block, working with anxiety - and yes, Star Wars makes an appearance (because of course it does). Plus, Elle treats us to a live, in-studio performance of her song Roswell.

This…is A Bit of Optimism.

For more on Elle, check out:

ellecordova.com/

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The Brilliance of Boredom with creative polymath Elle Cordova

The Brilliance of Boredom with creative polymath Elle Cordova

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