{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F82694082-0f7a-42bf-b0c7-bdffcc5120c0","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 235: Hobbies (2023 Rerun)","description":"In what appears to be a new tradition, every other January we run this episode on Hobbies, one of our favorites. It first appeared in January 2019. Enjoy!\n\nPerfectionism can get in the way of starting or enjoying hobbies. This week Shannon and Janine talk about their hobbies (and attempted hobbies) and share strategies for getting past perfectionism so you can enjoy your hobbies.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 How every hobby Shannon\u2019s had has been marred by perfectionism\n\u2022 How perfectionism can get in the way of starting and enjoying a new hobby\n\u2022 The fact that new hobbies usually have to be bad before they can get good\n\u2022 How Shannon inspired Janine to start knitting fourteen years ago (spoiler alert: only one of them is still knitting)\n\u2022 Process versus results in doing hobbies (like knitting)\n\u2022 Janine\u2019s 12-year adventure with Barbara Walker\u2019s Learn-to-Knit Afghan\n\u2022 Why starting a hobby by shopping can be a mistake\n\u2022 How Shannon is managing to stick with her latest hobby: Learning Portuguese\n\u2022 How guided lessons can help provide structure to make learning a new hobby fun\n\u2022 Figuring what counts as engaging in your hobby when you\u2019re starting out\n\u2022 How frequent practice can make learning a \nnew hobby easier\n\nVisit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenogh.com for loads of links and some pictures!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}