Shonda Rhimes, the titan behind Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder, is responsible for some 70 hours of television per season, and she loves to work. "When I am hard at work, when I am deep in it, there is no other feeling," she says. She has a name for this feeling: The hum. The hum is a drug, the hum is music, the hum is God's whisper in her ear. But what happens when it stops? Is she anything besides the hum? In this moving talk, join Rhimes on a journey through her "year of yes" and find out how she got her hum back.

Shonda Rhimes: My year of saying yes to everything

My year of saying yes to everything

Embracing play and presence with loved ones can reignite creativity, underscoring work-life balance's role in sustaining success.

Rediscovering joy in simple, non-work activities can repair a lost passion for work, proving rest is not idle, but a crucial catalyst.

Saying 'yes' to children's play invigorates creativity and restores joy, proving pivotal for personal and professional rejuvenation.

*Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person*

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television

work-life balance

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