In this episode, we address a question from a listener. She wants to become a content creator but is concerned that because she isn't 'qualified', no one will care what she has to say. This turns into a discussion about how society is wired to implicitly convince us that we need permission before we can do stuff. We discuss 'The Myth of the Expert' and 'The Curse of the Expert', and offer some advice for anyone who's ever struggled with imposter syndrome. What is this? Not Overthinking is a podcast about happiness, creativity, and the human condition. We talk about things to help us think, do, and be better. Things like social interaction, lifestyle design, mental models... Things that are hard to examine, but important to explore. And hopefully, things that make for a fun and interesting chat every week. Who are we? Ali is a junior doctor and YouTuber working in Cambridge, UK. He makes videos about medicine, technology, productivity and lifestyle design. His links: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/aliabdaal">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://aliabdaal.com/">Blog</a>, <a href="https://email.aliabdaal.com/">Newsletter</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/AliAbdaal">Instagram</a> Taimur is a data scientist and writer, working on his own startup <a href="https://causal.app">Causal</a>. He writes on his blog and as a columnist for Medium. His links: <a href="https://taimur.me/">Blog</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/taimurabdaal">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/@taimurabdaal">Medium</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/refrigerated/">Instagram</a> Get in Touch We absolutely love getting emails from our lovely listeners. If you've got anything to add, any feedback or advice, or just want to share some thoughts, please drop us a line at <a href="mailto:hi@notoverthinking.com">hi@notoverthinking.com</a>. If you're feeling super brave, you could even send us an audio clip with some thoughts - those are quite nice to insert into the podcast and lead to more interesting discussions.

Why do we seek permission?

The weekly podcast about happiness, creativity, and the human condition. It's us, Ali and Taimur Abdaal, occasionally joined by guests, talking about things to help us think, do, and be better.
Things like social interaction, lifestyle design, mental models... Things that are hard to examine, but important to explore. And hopefully, things that make for a fun and interesting chat every week.
We'd love for you to join us.