Rashida Jones

Not great. Nightmare. Nightmare. Well, how do you handle that? I will say, you know, part of me was doing it because my little inner critic, that person that was at the table, is so loud and mean and unreasonable. And so I look to people who love me and can tell me that that's not always the person I should be listening to.

So weirdly, my friends sometimes are like a stand-in for my highest self when I can't do it for myself. So I was sort of looking for that. And it's funny because I was looking for feedback about the things that kind of bring me joy and the parts of my work that my friends see light me up. The point is I was very targeted about it.

So weirdly, my friends sometimes are like a stand-in for my highest self when I can't do it for myself. So I was sort of looking for that. And it's funny because I was looking for feedback about the things that kind of bring me joy and the parts of my work that my friends see light me up. The point is I was very targeted about it.

So weirdly, my friends sometimes are like a stand-in for my highest self when I can't do it for myself. So I was sort of looking for that. And it's funny because I was looking for feedback about the things that kind of bring me joy and the parts of my work that my friends see light me up. The point is I was very targeted about it.

I ask people that I love and respect, and that is the thing to do, I think. I also think that if you are going to get feedback from people, because a lot of us get unsolicited feedback. Yeah. Bill Hader once said to me, it was when I first started writing and he was talking about notes because I did not understand that process. I didn't really start writing until I was like in my 30s.

I ask people that I love and respect, and that is the thing to do, I think. I also think that if you are going to get feedback from people, because a lot of us get unsolicited feedback. Yeah. Bill Hader once said to me, it was when I first started writing and he was talking about notes because I did not understand that process. I didn't really start writing until I was like in my 30s.

I ask people that I love and respect, and that is the thing to do, I think. I also think that if you are going to get feedback from people, because a lot of us get unsolicited feedback. Yeah. Bill Hader once said to me, it was when I first started writing and he was talking about notes because I did not understand that process. I didn't really start writing until I was like in my 30s.

And he said, you know, you should take. the note and not the solution. And that's what I feel like with feedback and people. It's like aggregate the kind of like common threads and they can be like, okay, I'm getting a kind of similar thing in this area where people seem to think I'm this thing. What does that actually mean? And where is that coming from for me?

And he said, you know, you should take. the note and not the solution. And that's what I feel like with feedback and people. It's like aggregate the kind of like common threads and they can be like, okay, I'm getting a kind of similar thing in this area where people seem to think I'm this thing. What does that actually mean? And where is that coming from for me?

And he said, you know, you should take. the note and not the solution. And that's what I feel like with feedback and people. It's like aggregate the kind of like common threads and they can be like, okay, I'm getting a kind of similar thing in this area where people seem to think I'm this thing. What does that actually mean? And where is that coming from for me?

And is that something I feel like I can fix or investigate as opposed to being like that person has a problem with me? And then also, as we know, everybody's just thinking about themselves all the time.

And is that something I feel like I can fix or investigate as opposed to being like that person has a problem with me? And then also, as we know, everybody's just thinking about themselves all the time.

And is that something I feel like I can fix or investigate as opposed to being like that person has a problem with me? And then also, as we know, everybody's just thinking about themselves all the time.

Do you... I most likely go, that's a really good point. I'll address that. And then most of the time, if you don't, if you make the rest of the thing good, it doesn't matter.

Do you... I most likely go, that's a really good point. I'll address that. And then most of the time, if you don't, if you make the rest of the thing good, it doesn't matter.

Do you... I most likely go, that's a really good point. I'll address that. And then most of the time, if you don't, if you make the rest of the thing good, it doesn't matter.

And also it's a waste of energy because it's such a long process. And if you're like using all of your you know, currency to fight back with everything, you're going to be exhausted. You're not going to be able to be creative. Whereas if you go, yeah, good, great idea. Let's, we're going to figure out how to solve that, you know. But then you don't do it.

And also it's a waste of energy because it's such a long process. And if you're like using all of your you know, currency to fight back with everything, you're going to be exhausted. You're not going to be able to be creative. Whereas if you go, yeah, good, great idea. Let's, we're going to figure out how to solve that, you know. But then you don't do it.

And also it's a waste of energy because it's such a long process. And if you're like using all of your you know, currency to fight back with everything, you're going to be exhausted. You're not going to be able to be creative. Whereas if you go, yeah, good, great idea. Let's, we're going to figure out how to solve that, you know. But then you don't do it.

Sometimes, sometimes it doesn't make sense because the thing they're asking for isn't, is, you know, completely contradictory to the other thing they're asking for. That happens a lot. So you can't do both.