Ooh this is interesting--and I always appreciate a good MKA throwback, that movie was a BANGER (The Challenge is another great one.)
I think about people I've had crushes on or just really looked up to and how seeing them mess up mildly or get embarrassed secretly feels kind of good--not in a mean way, but it just makes them less intimidating and more approachable.
This series inspired me to challenge myself to share a video on substack everyday this month as a way to build up my failure/discomfort tolerance. My rules are 1. no apologizing, 2. no more than 2 filming attempts, and 3. I can think about what I'm going to say but no writing any kind of script. I'm working on being more okay with the way i express myself, even when it's messy and disjointed and includes 15 second pauses where I lose my train of thought.
This actually makes so much sense. I eat it up when someone opens up about their failures bc it’s relatable, humanizes them, and I’m nosey. But it seems like it’s important to find that sweet spot between sharing the flops versus sharing too much, lest we become the tragic figure people are no longer invested in. Also need this last meme on a vision board or my planner!!!
Exactly… for something to be a flop the outcome has to be meaningfully worse than your usual efforts. Like, can we call this Katy Perry’s flop era if she’s kind of been “flopping” since “Swish swish” (2017)? At this point, pop slop is KP’s baseline. She ain’t flopping she’s just doing biz as usual.
Anyway yes backing up ur point bc if ur only sharing “flops” then ur not *actually* flopping! And probs not learning from the failures/mistakes either which is kind of the whole point :)
Ooh this is interesting--and I always appreciate a good MKA throwback, that movie was a BANGER (The Challenge is another great one.)
I think about people I've had crushes on or just really looked up to and how seeing them mess up mildly or get embarrassed secretly feels kind of good--not in a mean way, but it just makes them less intimidating and more approachable.
This series inspired me to challenge myself to share a video on substack everyday this month as a way to build up my failure/discomfort tolerance. My rules are 1. no apologizing, 2. no more than 2 filming attempts, and 3. I can think about what I'm going to say but no writing any kind of script. I'm working on being more okay with the way i express myself, even when it's messy and disjointed and includes 15 second pauses where I lose my train of thought.
Thank you for this series 🙏
This actually makes so much sense. I eat it up when someone opens up about their failures bc it’s relatable, humanizes them, and I’m nosey. But it seems like it’s important to find that sweet spot between sharing the flops versus sharing too much, lest we become the tragic figure people are no longer invested in. Also need this last meme on a vision board or my planner!!!
Exactly… for something to be a flop the outcome has to be meaningfully worse than your usual efforts. Like, can we call this Katy Perry’s flop era if she’s kind of been “flopping” since “Swish swish” (2017)? At this point, pop slop is KP’s baseline. She ain’t flopping she’s just doing biz as usual.
Anyway yes backing up ur point bc if ur only sharing “flops” then ur not *actually* flopping! And probs not learning from the failures/mistakes either which is kind of the whole point :)
Omg not the Katy Perry read 💀 but PRECISELY
obsessed w Katy Perry catching a stray