8 — Proving Yourself to Yourself
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English - March 07, 2017 01:30 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsDesign Arts design Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Kara Haupt and Victoria Rushton join us on the eve of Matt’s wedding and the first day of Kara’s new job for a candid discussion about our confidence and sense of self-worth. As designers, our value is constantly measured against other designers, other industies, and our own unforgiving standards. How do we come to terms with having a creative job in a world that often feels like it’s falling apart around us? How do we know if we are doing enough?
Links
The New Yorker
Impostor Syndrome
Victoria Rushton fixes things for fun and no profit (Review of Victoria’s talk at the TDC)
“Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot, he himself could not eat it?”
“The Fixer”
Existentialism
Hillary for America
Babe Vibes
Pep Talk Generator
On the Grid