Embrace The MTG (Content) Fear - The Asian Avenger

Crim Nguyen, a.k.a. The Asian Avenger, is a musician and content creator. 3:15 hair talk 8:37 present-day grind 11:05 family 12:47 fear of flying 15:48 dealing with fear 17:42 Crim’s content creation evolution / being on multiple platforms 24:52 “can I be entertaining regardless of the game?” 27:33 changing lanes as a creator: “isn’t it fucking scary?” 32:06 reframing success and failure / switching games 36:32 planning and not planning / Devin Nash 41:21 Humans of Magic: on YouTube! / be bold and learn along the way 43:03 creating is open-ended: but you can be your harshest critic 44:58 expect the unexpected / do it for yourself 49:50 keep shooting your shot / be persistent 52:10 has Crim ever been intentionally inauthentic? 56:25 turning your energy level DOWN, not UP 59:13 content: what’s working and what isn’t? 1:03:21 how to easily burn out? focus on metrics 1:05:19 the Dunning-Kruger effect 1:09:14 is Crim a perfectionist? 1:10:50 dealing with burnout: “this saved my streaming life” 1:23:17 seeking variety / not sitting still 1:29:20 musings: the INTERVIEWER role / inside the Humans of Magic studio 1:36:57 how much accomplishment is enough? 1:39:14 “what anime do you like, James?” 1:41:26 focusing on one hobby / “my fandom goes in cycles” Show notes: humansofmagic.com Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagic