{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":2.08,"endTime":5.62,"body":"You have to remember to stop getting in your own"},{"startTime":5.68,"endTime":9.519,"body":"way. We all have done it. We all do it. One of the hardest"},{"startTime":9.519,"endTime":13.12,"body":"parts about creating is the silence that happens after you hit"},{"startTime":13.12,"endTime":16.675,"body":"publish. You check your phone, You refresh your feed."},{"startTime":16.895,"endTime":20.735,"body":"Nothing. Or not what you maybe wanted. And if you're like most"},{"startTime":20.735,"endTime":24.355,"body":"people, you start making it mean something. Each refresh"},{"startTime":24.814,"endTime":28.195,"body":"starts reinforcing that meaning. Maybe I'm not good enough."},{"startTime":28.415,"endTime":31.78,"body":"Maybe nobody actually cares. Maybe this was a terrible"},{"startTime":31.78,"endTime":35.62,"body":"idea. Maybe this was a huge waste of time. Maybe other"},{"startTime":35.62,"endTime":39.46,"body":"people are far better at this than me. Maybe I should pick up"},{"startTime":39.46,"endTime":42.9,"body":"something else. Maybe I shouldn't do this again. But that"},{"startTime":42.9,"endTime":46.725,"body":"early feedback, because that is feedback even if there's no feedback,"},{"startTime":47.024,"endTime":50.545,"body":"isn't a verdict even though we treat it like one. It's just a"},{"startTime":50.545,"endTime":54.225,"body":"lag. Creation and recognition happen"},{"startTime":54.225,"endTime":57.984,"body":"on two different clocks. Most people quit because they misread"},{"startTime":57.984,"endTime":61.59,"body":"the silence that they're getting. They think it's the end of the story when really"},{"startTime":61.59,"endTime":65.349,"body":"it's just the first page. And it's interesting. To me, people will say, hey,"},{"startTime":65.349,"endTime":69.19,"body":"Dylan. I am gonna create content about this. I've"},{"startTime":69.19,"endTime":73.03,"body":"only published three videos. No. You are creating content"},{"startTime":73.03,"endTime":76.534,"body":"about that thing. You've successfully published three"},{"startTime":76.534,"endTime":79.895,"body":"videos. Having a bunch of subscribers doesn't mean you"},{"startTime":79.895,"endTime":83.655,"body":"magically get access to something special. And I found"},{"startTime":83.655,"endTime":87.255,"body":"that the healthiest creators give time between when they share their"},{"startTime":87.255,"endTime":90.89,"body":"ideas with the world and don't hear anything back and don't assign a"},{"startTime":90.89,"endTime":94.57,"body":"destructive meaning to this natural silence that happens. They"},{"startTime":94.57,"endTime":98.41,"body":"don't stop right when they're starting to build momentum. They get out"},{"startTime":98.41,"endTime":101.61,"body":"of their own way. They might still get in their own way occasionally. I think"},{"startTime":101.61,"endTime":105.305,"body":"we all do that naturally, but they remember from time to time to"},{"startTime":105.305,"endTime":109.085,"body":"just get out of their own way. Keep hitting publish."},{"startTime":109.385,"endTime":112.745,"body":"Keep owning your output. Keep trusting that bigger things are"},{"startTime":112.745,"endTime":116.5,"body":"unfolding, things you can't predict yet. I was just thinking this right before I"},{"startTime":116.5,"endTime":120.1,"body":"pressed record on this episode. Creators assign certain meanings. We"},{"startTime":120.1,"endTime":122.82,"body":"wanna assign a certain meaning to what we're doing or else we wouldn't be doing"},{"startTime":122.82,"endTime":126.5,"body":"it. Right? That might look like when you're starting creating content on a basic"},{"startTime":126.5,"endTime":130.275,"body":"level, you might think, I'm publishing this video, so it gets maybe some"},{"startTime":130.275,"endTime":133.635,"body":"views. And it would be cool if it leads to some money. But imagine with"},{"startTime":133.635,"endTime":137.235,"body":"me, dream with me for a second that it could be so much better than"},{"startTime":137.235,"endTime":140.995,"body":"you could possibly imagine. It could maybe lead to views and money, but it could"},{"startTime":140.995,"endTime":144.435,"body":"maybe lead to relationships with people that improve your life in"},{"startTime":144.435,"endTime":148.14,"body":"ways beyond your possible comprehension right now. It leads"},{"startTime":148.14,"endTime":151.9,"body":"you to discussions that unlock a new discovery about"},{"startTime":151.9,"endTime":155.44,"body":"yourself. It leads you to places that you never knew existed"},{"startTime":155.98,"endTime":158.8,"body":"that make your overall life"},{"startTime":159.755,"endTime":163.515,"body":"better. Now imagine with me for a second that none of that ever happens"},{"startTime":163.515,"endTime":166.875,"body":"because you assign a destructive meaning to that"},{"startTime":166.875,"endTime":170.495,"body":"pause. Your timeline is almost always gonna be different"},{"startTime":170.795,"endTime":174.315,"body":"than the overall bigger timeline of when things are"},{"startTime":174.315,"endTime":178.069,"body":"happening. Doesn't mean you can't get better. Doesn't mean you can't strive"},{"startTime":178.069,"endTime":181.75,"body":"for greatness. But just because you want something to happen faster doesn't"},{"startTime":181.75,"endTime":185.269,"body":"always mean that it will. And if you can assign the meaning that"},{"startTime":185.269,"endTime":188.89,"body":"greater things are coming, the story isn't over, it's just getting started,"},{"startTime":189.045,"endTime":191.305,"body":"well, then I know you're gonna be just fine."},{"startTime":194.805,"endTime":198.565,"body":"For a long time, I thought my weekly email newsletter needed to prove something,"},{"startTime":198.565,"endTime":202.38,"body":"that I was on top of trends, that I had all these fresh tools,"},{"startTime":202.62,"endTime":206.32,"body":"that I was paying attention. So I packed it with links, quotes,"},{"startTime":206.46,"endTime":210.3,"body":"updates, things that I thought were valuable, but it never felt quite"},{"startTime":210.3,"endTime":214.14,"body":"right. And, honestly, there were times where I didn't even wanna write it. So that's"},{"startTime":214.14,"endTime":217.775,"body":"when it hit me. The emails I love getting, they don't try so hard. 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