{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F77f84222-60fc-42f6-8612-e6042ba80d29","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 239: Genealogy Redux","description":"In honor of next week's big in-person and virtual genealogy conference, RootsTech, we are re-running a 2018 episode about applying a good-enough mentality to genealogy research. Enjoy!\n\nShannon and Janine are among the millions of people who enjoy doing genealogy research. In fact, as a genealogy blogger, Janine devotes a significant amount of time to it. In this episode, we discuss Shannon's challenges with her genealogy research (which involve an enviable literal treasure trove of original documents given to her by her mother) and discuss some strategies to help her get past the perfectionism that's stopping her from proceeding with her research.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 How a lot of people get hung up on perfectionism in genealogy\n\u2022 How genealogical standards can feel intimidating\n\u2022 How the discovery of Shannon's treasure trove was both wonderful and stress-inducing\n\u2022 The responsibility Shannon feels to the rest of her family to care for these documents correctly and share them\n\u2022 The importance of knowing why genealogy research (and anything else) is important to you\n\u2022 Some practical advice for dealing with these precious documents (keyword: checklist)\n\u2022 Creating a \"good enough\" standard to make source citations easier\n\u2022 Getting past the overwhelm of genealogy research\n\u2022 Janine\u2019s \u201cgood enough\u201d research log\n\nBonus! We get an update on Shannon's morning routine at the end of the episode. She shares how her good enough attitude and the minimum standards she has set have helped her establish and stick with a great morning routine.\n\nVisit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com for links and an update from Shannon.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}