The High Performance Podcast Stop Caring What Everyone Thinks
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Nov 21, 2025 Many of us are hindered by the opinions of others, but there’s a way to break free. Embracing valuable feedback from trusted sources is crucial. The conversation explores the impact of social media and how to focus on meaningful relationships. Noteworthy insights include enjoying activities for their own sake rather than seeking validation. Learning to praise efforts instead of identity helps build confidence. It's about curating a supportive circle and filtering out unhelpful critiques.
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Care Selectively, Not Equally
- We're wired to care because social exclusion threatened survival, but we don't need to care equally about everyone.
- Adam Grant suggests prioritizing whose judgment truly matters and seeking their feedback first.
Curate Your Feedback Circle
- Identify and consult the small set of people whose assessments you genuinely trust before looking at the wider audience.
- Use their feedback to filter what criticism deserves your attention.
A Compliment That Cut Through Abuse
- Jake received an unexpected email from Sue Barker praising his broadcasting and it changed how he felt amid online abuse.
- Her validation mattered because she had lived the role and understood the craft.
