The Art of Clarity Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:05:58 -0700 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2604692 en-us © 2026 The Art of Clarity yes 137b5401-a45f-5f69-acda-89437289556d gary@higherselfhypnotherapyla.com Gary Naccarato episodic false The Art of Clarity The Art of Clarity is a podcast about creativity, attention, and the nervous system in the modern world… exploring mindfulness, hypnotherapy, and narrative storytelling through personal stories and cultural observations.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Gary Naccarato gary@higherselfhypnotherapyla.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/oxy7i1bsdfjub43jkesj4xahytsr?.jpg The Art of Clarity Stay Asleep. You Are Already Hypnotized. Stay Asleep. You Are Already Hypnotized. Maybe the issue isn’t that we can’t sleep… it’s that we’ve gotten very good at staying asleep. This episode explores the subtle ways we’re influenced every day… through repetition, routine, media, and our own patterns. From advertising and film to the small rituals we never question… how much of what we think is “us”… is actually something we’ve learned?

Co-written by Doug Quigley.


 

Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

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Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> Maybe the issue isn’t that we can’t sleep… it’s that we’ve gotten very good at staying asleep. This episode explores the subtle ways we’re influenced every day… through repetition, routine, media, and our own patterns. From advertising and film to the small rituals we never question… how much of what we think is “us”… is actually something we’ve learned?

Co-written by Doug Quigley.


 

Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

For more, visit theartofclarity.studio

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, rate and review. Your support helps others find the show.

Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> Gary Naccarato Buzzsprout-18999780 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0700 753 1 7 full false No One Is Coming. Save Yourself. No One Is Coming. Save Yourself. No one’s coming to save you. For Gen X… that wasn’t a warning… it was just understood. This episode moves through that idea… through the films that shaped it… through Jung… and what it actually means to carry that mindset now. Not as something heavy… but as something clarifying. 

Listeners from Argentina, Chile, Vietnam, and beyond are tuning in, and it’s incredible to see this community grow. 

Huge thanks to Doug Quigley for co-writing this one. His insight helped bring these ideas into focus.

Co-written by Doug Quigley.

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Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

For more, visit theartofclarity.studio

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Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> No one’s coming to save you. For Gen X… that wasn’t a warning… it was just understood. This episode moves through that idea… through the films that shaped it… through Jung… and what it actually means to carry that mindset now. Not as something heavy… but as something clarifying. 

Listeners from Argentina, Chile, Vietnam, and beyond are tuning in, and it’s incredible to see this community grow. 

Huge thanks to Doug Quigley for co-writing this one. His insight helped bring these ideas into focus.

Co-written by Doug Quigley.

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Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

For more, visit theartofclarity.studio

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, rate and review. Your support helps others find the show.

Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> Gary Naccarato Buzzsprout-18962423 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0700 718 1 6 full false That's Not How It Happened That's Not How It Happened I remember it clearly… or at least I think I do. A night at the movies with my dad… a moment that stayed with me for decades… and a story that may not have happened the way I remember it. This episode looks at how memory shifts… distorts… and becomes something else over time.                                                                       

Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

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Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> I remember it clearly… or at least I think I do. A night at the movies with my dad… a moment that stayed with me for decades… and a story that may not have happened the way I remember it. This episode looks at how memory shifts… distorts… and becomes something else over time.                                                                       

Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

For more, visit theartofclarity.studio

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Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> Gary Naccarato Buzzsprout-18920895 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:00:00 -0700 566 1 5 full false Stored, Not Remembered Stored, Not Remembered A table full of forgotten photographs raises a question that doesn’t quite go away… what happens to memory when it lives inside a device? This episode looks at how digital photography may be reshaping the way we remember our lives, and whether something essential is slipping through the cracks.

 

Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

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Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> A table full of forgotten photographs raises a question that doesn’t quite go away… what happens to memory when it lives inside a device? This episode looks at how digital photography may be reshaping the way we remember our lives, and whether something essential is slipping through the cracks.

 

Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

For more, visit theartofclarity.studio

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, rate and review. Your support helps others find the show.

Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> Gary Naccarato Buzzsprout-18909922 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:00:00 -0700 714 1 4 full false The Exhausted Mind vs. Creative Burnout The Exhausted Mind vs. Creative Burnout A memory of walking into Tower Records becomes a reflection on the pressure facing creative people today.  

This episode explores why burnout may not be a failure of creativity at all… but a nervous system pushed beyond what it was designed to carry.

 

Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

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Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> A memory of walking into Tower Records becomes a reflection on the pressure facing creative people today.  

This episode explores why burnout may not be a failure of creativity at all… but a nervous system pushed beyond what it was designed to carry.

 

Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

For more, visit theartofclarity.studio

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, rate and review. Your support helps others find the show.

Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> Gary Naccarato Buzzsprout-18898195 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:00:00 -0700 945 1 3 full false Invisible Barriers Invisible Barriers A visit to Disneyland becomes a reflection on the subtle ways technology reshapes everyday life. This episode explores the invisible barriers that appear when everyday systems move into screens, leaving some people one step behind.

Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

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Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> A visit to Disneyland becomes a reflection on the subtle ways technology reshapes everyday life. This episode explores the invisible barriers that appear when everyday systems move into screens, leaving some people one step behind.

Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

For more, visit theartofclarity.studio

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, rate and review. Your support helps others find the show.

Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> Gary Naccarato Buzzsprout-18884254 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0700 810 1 2 full false Museum of Phones Museum of Phones Standing inside one of the largest Caravaggio exhibitions ever assembled in Naples, something strange becomes impossible to ignore… almost no one is looking at the paintings. They’re looking at their phones.

What happens to attention when it’s constantly interrupted? What happens to creativity when boredom disappears?

This episode explores how modern technology is reshaping the way we think, create, and remember.

Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

For more, visit theartofclarity.studio

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Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> Standing inside one of the largest Caravaggio exhibitions ever assembled in Naples, something strange becomes impossible to ignore… almost no one is looking at the paintings. They’re looking at their phones.

What happens to attention when it’s constantly interrupted? What happens to creativity when boredom disappears?

This episode explores how modern technology is reshaping the way we think, create, and remember.

Written and narrated by Gary Naccarato.

For more, visit theartofclarity.studio

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, rate and review. Your support helps others find the show.

Topics include attention, focus, mindfulness, digital distraction, creativity, memory, and the impact of technology on the nervous system.



]]> Gary Naccarato Buzzsprout-18884213 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0700 743 1 1 full false