This week’s guest is unquestionable gifted in an astonishing array of disciplines – Amanda Palmer is a singer, songwriter, filmmaker, playwright, pianist, author, director, blogger and ukulele enthusiast.

It’s easy to compile Palmer’s successes and accredit it all to a perfect, productive creative schedule. But the as Amanda freely admits, there was a time when her relationship with productivity was punishing.

In this episode, Amanda talks about how we can crush progress with perfection both as a culture, and as individuals. We talk about reframing and resizing your suffering, why we need blanket compassion, the importance of sleep, parenting and creative routines, setting boundaries, pausing projects, and finding your own internal measures for success.

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