Ever wonder why jealousy won’t leave you alone or why hating on something feels easier than explaining why you don’t like it?

The Anatomy of Envy is a two-part series about transforming the jealousy you feel over other people’s creativity into fuel for your own ideas. Instead of pretending this feeling is something to ignore, we map the strange, shifting states between jealousy and envy and reveal how navigating them can turn envy into your creative superpower.

And don’t worry, you don’t have to listen in order. Each part stands on its own, but together they reveal the full creative map.

In Part II, Matthew Doherty takes the expedition even deeper. Along the way you’ll stumble into places where admiration grows teeth, where ideas keep circling your head at 3 a.m., where copying finally flips into creating, and where hating tempts you to shut the door on curiosity and stop your work from ever getting better.

This isn’t a step-by-step guide or fluffy self-help. It’s a real look at the emotional swings every creative cycles through and how each one can either trap you or inspire your next big idea.

Sure, envy might be waiting for you at the end of the world. But it also might be the beginning of your next best idea yet.

Hit play and start the expedition.