Episode 10: Buzzing Neon

Episode 10 June 07, 2023 00:32:47
Episode 10: Buzzing Neon
Imagination & Junk
Episode 10: Buzzing Neon

Jun 07 2023 | 00:32:47

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Show Notes

This week we're talking about criticism, including the trickiest kind: Self-criticism. We'll also look at the buzzing neon sign hanging outside the hotel room of your mind that spells out your own doubts and insecurities, and how to filter it out. Plus: Humility and its plodding cousin experience, spoons, the Dunning-Kruger Effect, sleeping policemen, fixed-rate mortgages, the magical power of putting things in drawers, and the worst heckle ever. (Seriously. The all-time worst.)

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