In this week’s backstage episode, we discuss the role of gatekeepers play in our world today. While we have the ability to bypass them, perhaps they have value. Do they force us to step up our game? How does the impact artists?Why your worldview matters when it comes to this debateThe value of our classical definition of successThe reason there is nothing that is true for everyoneStepping up your game to the level of the absolute bestHow personal biases effect the way gatekeepers chooseWhat the Oscars teach is about gatekeeper biasWhy we always point out the outliersHaving personal gatekeepers in your life to hold you to a standardKnowing when it’s valuable to bypass the gatekeeperGoing through the terrible phases in order to get good Resources, People, and Old Interviews MentionedShould Gatekeepers be bypassed or Embraced by Cal NewportIra Glass on Taste Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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