Creator Science

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

02.13.2024 - By Jay ClousePlay

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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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→ #114: Kat Norton

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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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