Peter Witham

PW Podcast

Society EN ↓ 271 episodes

Join me on a journey exploring the ups and downs of being a creator. I make things across many mediums including apps, games, and podcasts. Along the way, I take the side roads to motivation and inspiration. Navigating the winding paths that try to stop us from achieving our dreams and goals.

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Peter Witham

Episodes

Minute of Creativity: Multiple projects are a good thing. Here’s why. 28.02.2019 1:07

Multiple projects are a great way to not only stay on top of skills but to stop frustration and perhaps even burn out. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Minute of Creativity: Did you teach someone? What was the result? 22.02.2019 1:49

In a previous episode I challenged you to try and teach some one something, did you do it? I did, this was the result. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mid Week Minute of Creativity: Teach Someone Something 14.02.2019 1:42

This week it is a mini challenge. I want you to see how well you know something, you may think that's easy. Try teaching it to someone, it does not have to be anything massive, just try to convey your knowledge in a way that helps someone else. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on...

Mid Week Minute of Creativity: Choices 07.02.2019 1:07

This week I want you to think about the choices you make when creating. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Midweek minute of creativity 31.01.2019 2:12

How to bring back that spark. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mid week minute: Appreciate your skills and talents. 23.01.2019 1:04

Take 5 minutes today to stop and appreciate what you can do and how it makes you feel. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Embrace Negative Reviews 22.01.2019 5:21

Nobody likes to hear bad things said about their work. But I see this as an opportunity to turn them in to something positive and learn from them by asking why someone does not like it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2019 is upon us 15.01.2019 5:26

With 2019 starting I thought we’d catch up a little and I’d lay out some plans and thoughts for what I’d like to do this year --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Take time out to recharge 29.12.2018 3:10

It is important to take time out to recharge our creative batteries. We spend all year running down our creative energy and that needs replacing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Forget perfection 19.12.2018 6:22

Forget perfection, it is a moving target that is a waste of time. Here's why. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Hardest Moments are our Greatest Achievements 12.12.2018 5:34

We all have those moments that we think we took on more than we can handle. That realization that we just do not know how to solve the problem and want to give up. DON'T! That is the moment of our greatest achievement. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Don't trash yourself for bigger numbers 07.12.2018 6:43

Making trash just to get a big audience is wrong. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Inspiration and creative expansion by studying the work of others. 05.12.2018 3:33

One way you can expand your creative skills and understanding is by studying works that inspire you, you can take this a step further by trying to recreate those inspiring works. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Negative Why 17.11.2018 5:14

Face head on those things you avoid. But first ask why you avoid them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Prioritize to free yourself to be creative. 15.09.2018 3:36

Prioritization is a great way to remove things from your brain that block you from being creative. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

10 Things Destroying Your Productivity. Part 2 of 2 31.08.2018 8:45

Part 2 of my 10 things destroying your priductivity and creativity. You can find part 1 here https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/episodes/10-Things-Destroying-Your-Productivity--Part-1-of-2-e22rdd/a-a48kb6 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

10 Things Destroying Your Productivity. Part 1 of 2 22.08.2018 7:01

I wrote a blog post recently that listed ten things killing productivity. The same applies for creativity. In this first part I talk about five of them, part two will be the remaining five. You can find the blog post at https://peterwitham.com/development-notes/10-things-destroying-your-productivity/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://...

New and Old Design. Wins and Whines! 09.07.2018 6:08

As designs change over time, there are those that make creating easier and those that make it harder. Here's one of each. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Problem of Over Learning 06.07.2018 3:00

Learning is great, but do you actually practice what you learn or do you just keep learning? Practice is an important part of learning. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Do not apologize for your art! 03.07.2018 2:41

You should not feel like you need to apologize for your art when someone does not like it. Some thoughts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Step up and Just Do It 25.06.2018 4:49

This is me trying something new. This is the audio track to a video podcast that I decided to do. That’s what this episode is about, stepping up and just doing it. Put quality second to actually getting something done and out in to the World. Video version here https://youtu.be/sJGe7Wlp7D8 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/p...

New Hardware is Not The Answer 11.05.2018 3:35

We all do it, we think getting something new will solve our creative rut or problem. Time for some tough love on ourselves. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Is it OK to let software solve your problems? 07.05.2018 3:18

Some thoughts on whether letting automation is good or bad for creativity. I'm not spoiling it by answering here, you'll just have to listen! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Respect the burnout 18.04.2018 4:13

Creative burnout is a real thing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Draw the line and ship it 04.04.2018 5:33

Stop picking at it and ship it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/peter-witham/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★