{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Curiosity Chronicle","title":"I Think You Need to Become a Beginner Again","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":594,"description":"In 2021, I left my traditional career track in finance to go all in on writing and creative work.\nI assumed that more time inputs would mean more, and better, outputs.\nI was wrong.\nThe writing, once a highlight of my day, had taken on the feel of a job. The passion had become work.\nAs it turns out, there's real science that helps explain why. It's called the Overjustification Effect: When an expected external incentive decreases a person's intrinsic motivation to engage in an activity they already enjoy.\nIn this piece, I wrote about how I learned to protect the things I love from the weight of expectations and why I think you need to become a beginner again.\nIt's a small rebellion in a world that wants you to do everything with some purpose in mind.\nYou don't have to get good at every single thing you do. You don't need to attach metrics to every pursuit. Not everything has to become something.\nSome things can just be.\n•••\n\nThis episode brought to you by:\nDeleteMe - DeleteMe makes it quick, easy, and safe to remove your personal data online. \nOrigin Financial - Your personal AI Financial Advisor. Track your spending, investments, and net worth—all in one place.\nInnerbody Labs - A Higher Standard. After reviewing thousands of health products, we built formulas we wished existed.\nLemon - The Al agent that turns your voice instructions into finished tasks.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4nO1oo__jWE5MpZsRfwEO_6q4py16kwv8WwJybce4FA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxOTcwLzE2NzEx/MzU5MDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}