Podcast Decisions: The Balance Between Passion and Logic

In researching successful content creators, I came across quite a few young Youtuber who have six-8 figure subscriber counts, tons of money, and are absolutely miserable.

In looking at why someone would pressure something that was putting too much stress on their life it brought me back to passion (when emotions take over the decision making) and Logic (which only does things that make sense). I came across some new research and insights I wanted to share.

Please note this episode is clean, but does have some bleeped out words.

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How often do you return to these key topics?

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

We remember negative things more than positive

Burnt Out at 19 Elle Mills Meltdown

YouTube's Burnout Generation

YouTube burnout is real. Creators are struggling to cope

Benjamin Franklin's Method of Self-Improvement (Live Well and Flourish)

Someday Is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Ways to Propel Your Creative Life (aff)

Storyworthy (by Mathew Dicks)

We Need Passion

Passion enables us to "throw caution to the wind" which can come in handy to take those scary leaps.

We Need Logic

When we put our thoughts into the reality of something happening, that logic can bring us back from making too many decisions from our hearts.