DeepSummary
Emma Chamberlain discusses the life lesson she learned from making her podcast 'Anything Goes'. She initially started the podcast as a low-pressure side project where she could casually talk about anything on her mind. However, as the podcast gained success and attention, she felt pressured to elevate and change the format to make it seem more meaningful and serious. This led to her feeling misaligned with the show's identity and dissatisfied with the creation process.
She realized that she had tried to fix something that wasn't broken, driven by her imposter syndrome and desire to match the level of success the show was receiving. After feeling uncomfortable and receiving criticism, she decided to revert the podcast back to its original casual, unstructured format where she could discuss whatever she wanted without pressure.
Emma learned that in many scenarios, if something isn't broken, you shouldn't try to fix it, especially if the motivation comes from external forces rather than personal fulfillment. She emphasizes the importance of making decisions for yourself and your happiness, not for others or guaranteed success.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- If something isn't broken, you shouldn't try to fix it, especially if the motivation comes from external pressures and expectations rather than personal fulfillment.
- It's important to make decisions for yourself and your own happiness, not for the sake of pleasing others or guaranteed external success.
- Feeling pressured by success or attention can lead to trying to change or elevate things unnecessarily, resulting in dissatisfaction and feeling disconnected from the original identity.
- Imposter syndrome can drive individuals to make changes and decisions to try to match external expectations and praise, rather than staying true to themselves.
- Reverting back to the original, more authentic state of something, even after attempting changes, is sometimes the best decision for personal fulfillment.
- Paying attention to the motivations behind making changes in life is crucial to ensure they align with personal desires and not external forces.
- Criticism, discomfort, and feeling unfulfilled can sometimes be necessary consequences for learning important life lessons.
- While one-liner quotes like 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' can be helpful, they shouldn't be taken at face value without considering nuance and personal motivations.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “But what happened was the opposite. I felt misaligned with the identity of the show, and it didn't really feel me anymore.“ by Emma Chamberlain
- “I realized that I had tried to fix something that was not broken. And that brings us to the quote that came to my head when I realized all this, which is, if it ain't broken, don't fix it.“ by Emma Chamberlain
- “We do need to be selfish in a way. And honestly, that's, like, probably the best piece of advice I've ever been given, and I don't even remember who gave it to me. Probably my dad, which is, you have to make decisions for you.“ by Emma Chamberlain
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Episode Information
anything goes with emma chamberlain
emma chamberlain
6/13/24
this episode is about to be very weird and meta because i'm going to be discussing a life lesson that i learned from making this podcast. and the reason why this is going to be weird and meta is because i rarely discuss what goes into making this podcast. it’s about realizing that i tried to fix something that wasn’t broken, and how it led me to a confusing place.
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