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The Jordan Harbinger Show
It was discussed how focusing on creating something worthy of attention, rather than seeking attention itself, can lead to a wider audience. The book's central message is to create for oneself and not worry too much about external validation.
So an audience of one, I gotta admit, if I'm creating something, I don't want an audience of one initially, right? That's a little depressing.
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It was discussed how focusing on creating something worthy of attention, rather than seeking attention itself, can lead to a wider audience. The book's central message is to create for oneself and not worry too much about external validation.
So an audience of one, I gotta admit, if I'm creating something, I don't want an audience of one initially, right? That's a little depressing.
I think that so often we try really hard to get somebody's attention, and I think the question we should be asking instead of how do I get somebody's attention is how do I create something that's worthy of somebody's attention?
And I think really it's summed up well by something they said, you don't need to have your picture on the cover of magazines to make great music.
But the idea of an audience of one is not like I said, to produce something of low quality that doesn't deserve attention, but rather to focus on creating something that is so good that people can't help but pay attention to it.
So I think that what has happened as a result of the fact that we're obsessed with outcomes is that something that should bring a great deal of the way, so I think that's a great deal of joy to our life, expressing our creativity, making things has ended up bringing a great deal of distress to our life.