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Alok Kanojia, MD MPH, also known as “Dr. K”, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist specializing in modern mental health. He is the President and Cofounder of Healthy Gamer, a mental health platform that provides content, coaching, and community to young people.
Over the past couple of years, Dr. K has gained over 2 million subscribers and done around 315,000,000 views.
In this episode, you'll learn:
•How to improve your relationship with feedback
•How to actually deal with burnout
•Why you're wrong to focus on performance
•And how to just be an overall healthier creator
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Meet the YouTuber’s Therapist
01:37 - Why YouTubers Struggle with Mental Health
06:27 - How to Improve Your Relationship with Feedback
10:40 - Effects of Burnout You Might Not Know
14:28 - Our Lovely Sponsor :)
15:34 - How to Cure Burnout
25:28 - Ego vs Confidence
31:25 - You Can’t Ensure Anything
35:28 - Expectation Leads to Suffering
37:37 - Why Focusing on Performance is Bad
43:57 - Dr K’s Content Philosophy
46:48 - The Healthy Way to Make Content
53:08 - Dr. K’s Hot Take on Ads + CTAs
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CONNECT DR. K
🌐 Website: healthygamer.gg
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/HealthyGamerGG
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📹 YouTube: youtube.com/@HealthyGamerGG
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Creator coaching with Dr. K: healthygamer.gg/coaching/creator-coaching
GET MY FREE COURSE
Professional Creator Crash Course: creatorscience.co/course
Follow Dr. K: @HealthyGamerGG
Alok Kanojia, MD MPH, also known as “Dr. K”, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist specializing in modern mental health. He is the President and Cofounder of Healthy Gamer, a mental health platform that provides content, coaching, and community to young people.
Over the past couple of years, Dr. K has gained over 2 million subscribers and done around 315,000,000 views.
In this episode, you'll learn:
•How to improve your relationship with feedback
•How to actually deal with burnout
•Why you're wrong to focus on performance
•And how to just be an overall healthier creator
🌐 Episode page: podcast.creatorscience.com
🧰 Get My Gear List: creatorscience.com/toolbox
📬 Newsletter: creatorscience.com
🧪 Join The Lab: join.creatorscience.com
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Meet the YouTuber’s Therapist
01:37 - Why YouTubers Struggle with Mental Health
06:27 - How to Improve Your Relationship with Feedback
10:40 - Effects of Burnout You Might Not Know
14:28 - Our Lovely Sponsor :)
15:34 - How to Cure Burnout
25:28 - Ego vs Confidence
31:25 - You Can’t Ensure Anything
35:28 - Expectation Leads to Suffering
37:37 - Why Focusing on Performance is Bad
43:57 - Dr K’s Content Philosophy
46:48 - The Healthy Way to Make Content
53:08 - Dr. K’s Hot Take on Ads + CTAs
***
CONNECT DR. K
🌐 Website: healthygamer.gg
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/HealthyGamerGG
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/healthygamer_gg
📹 YouTube: youtube.com/@HealthyGamerGG
***
CONNECT WITH ME
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/jayclouse
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/jayclouse
🎵 TikTok: tiktok.com/@jayclouse
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jayclouse
***
🙏 GUEST REQUESTS & LISTENER QUESTIONS
podcast.creatorscience.com/request
🏁 PAST EPISODES & STARTER PLAYLISTS
podcast.creatorscience.com/episodes
podcast.creatorscience.com/playlists
💼 SPONSORS
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💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
apple.co/3c6oN4g
🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify
spoti.fi/3c6xpYH
***
TEAM
Host + Producer // Jay Clouse: jayclouse.com/links
Editor // Conor Conaboy: twitter.com/conorconaboy
Thumbnail Artist // Jonathan Sippel: twitter.com/thumbnailgrail
Creator Science is part of the HubSpot Podcast Network.
