#181: Dr. K – The Harvard Psychiatrist helping creators with performance, burnout, and dealing with negative feedback.

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr. K is a Harvard psychiatrist behind the YouTube channel HealthyGamerGG, where he makes videos to help you improve your mental health and your content.

Over the past couple of years, Dr. K has gained over 2 million subscribers and done around 315,000,000 views.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How to improve your relationship with feedback
• How to actually deal with burnout
• Why you're wrong to focus on performance
• How to just be an overall healthier creator

Full transcript and show notes

Dr. K's Website / LinkenIn / YouTube / Twitter / Creator Coaching / Instagram

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) Meet the YouTuber’s Therapist

(01:37) Why YouTubers Struggle with Mental Health

(06:27) How to Improve Your Relationship with Feedback

(10:40) Effects of Burnout You Might Not Know

(15:34) How to Cure Burnout

(25:28) Ego vs Confidence

(31:25) You Can’t Ensure Anything

(35:28) Expectation Leads to Suffering

(37:37) Why Focusing on Performance is Bad

(43:57) Dr K’s Content Philosophy

(46:48) The Healthy Way to Make Content

(53:08) Dr. K’s Hot Take on Ads + CTAs

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