#181: Dr. K – The Harvard Psychiatrist helping creators with performance, burnout, and dealing with negative feedback.
Alok Kanojia, MD MPH, also known as “Dr. K”, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist specializing in modern mental health.
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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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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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