Getting Good

Your host, Ryan Peterson, chats with folks about getting good at stuff. What compels a man to get his Masters degree in storytelling, or a woman to play World of Warcraft for 10 hours a day and become nationally ranked? Can depression be a useful motivator to make good music?

How do people go from being bad to average, to good, to excellent at something? Where do you choose to stop on the spectrum (if it's a choice)? How does ego, vulnerability, competitiveness, and narcissism factor in?

This isn't just success stories, or a how-to manual. It's more of a humanistic exploration of these things. Let's talk about regret, self-sabotage, and compulsiveness too.

Welcome to Getting Good.