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Episode One Is Supposed to Be Bad (And Other Excuses I Called Perfectionism)
It started with a Reddit thread. Someone was asking how to start a podcast, and I found myself typing out advice I've given a dozen times: it's not about the mic, it's about you, and there's no shortcut around sounding bad for a while. But writing that reply made me realize I'd been avoiding my own version of episode one — stalling on my own project over a logo, a color scheme, a vague sense that it wasn't "ready" yet.
This episode covers:
Why the fear of a bad first attempt keeps people from starting anything creative
The research on growth mindset and creative motivation — and why it…
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