{"id":2442,"date":"2023-05-02T14:30:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2024-09-03T16:15:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:15:30","slug":"into-the-mind-of-inventor-simone-giertz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/into-the-mind-of-inventor-simone-giertz","title":{"rendered":"Into the mind of inventor, Simone Giertz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video interviewee-picture\"><video autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/frame1.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a time when the term \"creator\" is used loosely, Simone Giertz is an exception. She creates: robots and machines, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R35gWBtLCYg\" target=\"_blank\">a truck modified from a Tesla car<\/a>, products, furniture and more, all through a humorous, lighthearted lens. That's on top of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@simonegiertz\" target=\"_blank\">the YouTube videos<\/a> she producers for an audience of almost 3 million followers. After following Simone's inventions for years, we've learned to expect the unexpected. So we were eager to learn what's been on her mind lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s the best compliment you received recently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That I\u2019m a good driver! Granted, I asked my friend to tell me that when she was riding in my car with me. Bottom line, nobody can compliment me better than I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s the last thing you read?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">This question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ok, serious answer: I mostly read young adult fantasy books. I just want to be entertained, and I don\u2019t like reality getting in the way of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What book do you want to read next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t know! What do you think I should read next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">A quote that\u2019s meaningful to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_2ckfb3b91\">\"Being famous is like having really big boobs: it makes some people want to take photos with you or have sex with you, but it doesn\u2019t say anything about who you are.\" \u2013 my mom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">Best gift you\u2019ve ever given?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been making a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0Z8nfEOJS6M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stained glass<\/a> portraits of my friends\u2019 dogs. When in doubt, just put your friend\u2019s pet on something and they\u2019ll love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">Where do you want to travel to next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m heading to Jordan next month! I\u2019m filming a project with UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency) there. I\u2019m very excited\/terrified of messing something up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What would you buy, if money weren\u2019t an issue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A societal system where we celebrate value created rather than value captured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What hobby would you take up, if you had the time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dancing! And take my dog to agility more often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s an image or piece of art you can\u2019t get out of your head?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a scar from brain surgery that I literally cannot get out of my head. Not sure if it qualifies as art, but I\u2019m into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">A product of any kind you\u2019ve been appreciating lately?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The coat hanger design that I\u2019ve spent almost three years working on now. Not sure when I\u2019ll release it at <a href=\"https:\/\/yetch.store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">yetch.store<\/a>, but hopefully this autumn. Self-promotion, I know! But at least it\u2019s honest. The design is amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">The funniest thing you\u2019ve seen lately?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I saw a meme along the lines of \u201cMeet the Eight-Year-Old Intimacy Coordinator on the Set of the Barbie Movie\u201d and it made me laugh out loud. Brought me right back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">If you could build an extension of your own mind, what would it look like? How would it work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like my mind the way it is, honestly! But if I could send my anxiety on a retreat now and then that would be very nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2698<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a time when the term &#8220;creator&#8221; is used loosely, Simone Giertz is an exception. She creates: robots and machines, a truck modified from a Tesla car, products, furniture and more, all through a humorous, lighthearted lens. That&#8217;s on top of the YouTube videos she producers for an audience of almost 3 million followers. 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