Slow and Fast

Steven Ward & John Maciel

The Show Where We Slow Down and Breakdown Ideas and Techniques So You Can Speed Up Your Creative Journey.

  1. 04/18/2023

    #29: The Creativepreneur's Internal Battle of Procrastination VS Perfectionism

    Stay Updated With Our Weekly Ramp-Up Newsletter https://rebrand.ly/sf-newsletter Want To Keep The Conversation Going? Join Our Discord Server! https://rebrand.ly/SF-Discord Have A Question You'd Like Steven and John To Answer In A Future Newsletter or Podcast? https://rebrand.ly/SF-CreativeSupport Connect With Us https://rebrand.ly/SF-Socials Here's the episode at a glance... [00:24] Intro [00:48] Episode Overview [02:00] Perfectionism as procrastination = Competence exceeds confidence [03:27] Deadlines as a tool to ward off procrastination [04:37] The outcome may never match the initial vision.. and that's ok [07:28] Done is better than perfect because perfect never happens [09:30] Your expectations can cause you to overlook what potential is in an idea [09:55] Don't over-curate your art, let inspiration guide you [13:51] If you're serious about your work, you need a daily practice [14:37] Don't hold your ideas as too precious [18:58] Book Re -: Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career by Scott H Young [19:20] Comparison can help give you perspective on progress[20:15] The difference between "Perfect" and "Perfect for right now" [21:12] Practice: 30-Day Challenge [25:34] Steven's journey in getting better at videography [28:49] John's Journey through learning videography [32:38] Most people don't care about the super fancy things you obsess over, they just want entertainment [35:45] Make promises to yourself regarding getting work done and adhere to them [37:38] Embrace the suck [37:53] Book Rec: Atomic Habits by James Clear [44:47] Outro

    46 min
  2. 02/21/2023

    #24: Understanding Your Own Drive As A Creative

    In this episode, John and Steven talk about their deepened understanding of what drives them after reading Drive by author Daniel Pink.  Stay Updated With Our Weekly Ramp-Up Newsletter  https://rebrand.ly/hzm0xhq  Want To Keep The Conversation Going? Join Our Discord Server!  https://discord.gg/AUzsj8hNMH    Have A Question You'd Like Steven and John To Answer In A Future Newsletter or Podcast?  https://forms.gle/B3q9kJVfyjk5XdM38    Connect With Us  https://mtr.bio/slow-and-fast-podcast  00:23 - Intro - Catchup and BS'ing 07:17 - Episode Overview: Drive by Daniel Pink 09:55 - What motivates a creative? 14:40 - Outlining the framework of motivation from the book, Drive. 16:12 - The old ways of motivating people(Motivation 2.0) doesn't work for creative work 20:07 - The pandemic made companies evolve into a Results Oriented Environment 22:09 - Serving and Audience as Motivation 24:49 - What happens when you lose autonomy at your work 30:13 - Motivation 2.0(Carrots and Stick Motivation) has a place in the workspace 30:40 - Motivation 3.0 only works if the person is adequately compensated FIRST! 31:49 - The only time that signing up for free work actually makes sense 36:13 - Making this podcast sustainable 37:18 - Varying up your tasks and interests can help keep you motivated and interested in the work you're trying to accomplish 38:53 - John's 4 day work week 42:22 - Create the systems that will help keep you intrinsically motivated

    45 min

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The Show Where We Slow Down and Breakdown Ideas and Techniques So You Can Speed Up Your Creative Journey.