449: It Will Go Well And It Will End (w/ Sarah Urist Green!)

About this episode

Hank and John Green, along with guest Sarah Urist Green, discuss overcoming fears related to performance art, balancing creativity with parenting, and navigating the art world.

How do I overcome my fear of performance art? How do I visit an art museum properly? How do I speak about my own work without feeling like a total fartface? Do I pursue my dreams or pursue something practical? How do I come to terms with the fact that I depend on receiving attention and praise for my work? How does a person get real art for their home? Can you help me get out of a creative rut? How did you both balance creativity and parenting when you were new parents? …Sarah and John Green have answers! If you're in need of dubious advice, email us at hankandjohn@gmail.com Join us for monthly livestreams at patreon.com/dearhankandjohn Produced for Hank and John Green by Complexly See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: John Green, Hank

Guest: Sarah Urist Green

Topics covered

• art
• creativity
• parenting
• performance
• self-improvement

Keywords

• fear of performance art
• art museum
• creative rut
• attention and praise
• balancing creativity and parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Places: California

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