PODCAST DROP: Exposing Yourself – Turning Creative Cringe Into Creative Power
February 22 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Most creative people aren’t blocked by a lack of talent or ideas or time or money. They’re blocked by the social cost of showing up badly in public—creative cringe.
Orna Ross and Jake McNeill of Creative Hackers unpacks why “being perceived” can feel so dangerous, how our inner critic invents an “asshole version” of the audience, and why that story keeps brilliant people stuck lurking.
Drawing on examples from Emily Dickinson to Vincent Van Gogh, and using the 90–9–1 participation inequality principle (90% observe, 9% engage, 1% create), they explore what separates the 1% from the rest—and how to design a practical path from cringe to creative conclusion.
