The title says it all.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:24 Stop Waiting for Permission

04:08 You’ll Never Find Time

05:52 The Path of Least Resistance is Often the Most Crowded

07:42 You Can Sell Without Being Salesy

11:25 If You’re Not Making Money, You Don’t Have a Business

13:23 A Hobby Work Ethic Won’t Drive Business Results

16:43 Hustle Culture is Just Virtue Signaling for Entrepreneurs

20:09 There’s Prestige in Solving Hard Problems, Not in Making Problems Hard to Solve

21:43 Ideas Don’t Matter

23:27 Listen to People Who Open Their Wallets, Not Their Mouths

27:02 Branding is a Waste of Time

29:20 People Don’t Follow You for Your Content

33:05 Don’t Try to Be a One-Person Media Empire

35:48 Be Less Impressed, More Involved

38:20 No One Wants You to Pick Their Brain

41:26 Who You Can Text Matters More Than Your Follower Count

42:58 Don’t Romanticize Being a Lone Wolf. Lone Wolves Die in the Wild

45:01 Focus on Building a Portfolio of Assets

47:07 Don’t Live on Rented Land

52:31 If You’re Stuck at a Fork in the Road, It Means Both Paths Are Viable

55:20 Metrics Matter Until They Mislead You

57:13 Audience Capture Can Cause You to Lose Yourself

01:01:43 Forget About Work-Life Balance. It’s a Lie

01:04:55 If You Don’t Respect Your Value, No One Else Will

01:07:38 Confidence is Overrated

01:10:08 No One Knows What They’re Doing

01:12:32 It Feels Hard Because It Is Hard

01:15:56 No One Gives a Shit About You

01:17:58 Stories Move People, Not Statistics

01:20:44 Know When to Widen Your Vision and When to Put On Blinders

01:25:58 Don’t Live Online. Live Offline and Share Online

01:28:23 Pick What You Want to Be Great At, Then Accept Being Mediocre At Everything Else

01:30:33 Forget Trends. Focus on Timeless

01:36:49 It’s Going to Feel Like Drinking from a Fire Hydrant for a Long Time

01:39:16 Focus on Resonance Over Reach

01:42:03 Embrace Your Dark Horse Era

01:44:59 Most Productivity Issues Aren’t Due to a Lack of Discipline, But an Abundance of Fear

01:47:17 Final Thoughts

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Are you secretly afraid of success? In this solo episode, I dive into why fear of success is so common, even when you deeply want to achieve success. You'll also learn an exercise to help you navigate fear of success.

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Lawrence Yeo is the founder of More to That and author of The Inner Compass. He's legitimately one of my favorite modern writers and has been instrumental in helping me improve my ability to think clearer, tell better stories, and live more meaningfully. In today's episode, I sit down with Lawrence to dive deep into the psychological barriers that keep creators from doing their best work. We explore how to transform imposter syndrome into creative fuel, why authenticity beats algorithmic optimization, and how philosophical frameworks provide more practical guidance than traditional self-help for navigating creative uncertainty, building sustainable businesses, and developing unshakeable conviction in your ideas.

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Website: https://moretothat.com/

Lawrence's book, The Inner Compass: https://compass.moretothat.com/

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TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Imposter syndrome signals you're entering new territory and growing, rather than being a character flaw to eliminate.
• Original ideas don't exist - your unique value comes from filtering universal concepts through your personal experience and worldview.
• Tactical vulnerability means sharing personal struggles specifically to serve your audience, not just to process your own emotions.
• Writing like you naturally speak creates more authentic connection than trying to hit artificial reading level targets.
• Perfectionism paralyzes creators because achieving it would make creating the next piece even more daunting.
• Stories move people more than statistics - personal anecdotes create lasting impact where data fails.
• Mastery (refining intuition) creates more sustainable success than status-chasing (collecting attention).
• The people you attract reflect the ideas you share - shallow content brings shallow thinkers.
• External validation becomes addictive when you're in periods of self-doubt, but focusing on craft builds genuine confidence and conviction.
• Monetizing creativity requires attracting people whose values align with yours, not just anyone willing to pay.
• Trusting yourself is learnable through repeatedly doing work for its own sake without external pressure.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 The Genesis of More to That

05:16 How Lawrence Deals with Imposter Syndrome

09:46 The Art of Remixing Ideas

14:42 The Power of Authenticity and Vulnerability in The Creative Act

25:38 Common Writing Advice to Avoid

33:15 Why Perfection is Overrated

40:39 Knowledge vs Wisdom in the Age of AI

48:25 Krishnamurti, Philosophy, and Navigating Existence

01:17:08 Why We Wait for Permission to Hit Publish

01:25:52 The Pursuit of Mastery and Craftsmanship

01:32:25 Staying True to Yourself and Resisting Misaligned Incentives

01:49:49 The Inner Compass

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