2020: "What would you tell your younger self?" An end of year review, with advice to help you on your creative journey in 2021. episode artwork

EPISODE · Dec 27, 2020 · 11 MIN

2020: "What would you tell your younger self?" An end of year review, with advice to help you on your creative journey in 2021.

from Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy · host Tricia Park

Subscribe to the podcast here! 0:59 - Cellist Laura Usiskin on perfectionism and the ways we compare ourselves to others.2:41 - Pianist and scholar, Mina Yang, gives some advice on being grateful and why you don’t have to do music professionally to find value in it.3:43 - Violinist, conductor, and scholar, Sean Wang, talks about the importance of being yourself and finding your unique artistic identity.6:05 - Sarah Carter is a cellist, medical doctor and a former child prodigy herself. Here, she talks about why there’s always enough time to grow and explore.7:50 - And finally, violist Celia Hatton, on taking up space, speaking up, and fighting systematic bias and racism. Thank you to all of my guests and a special "thank you" to YOU, the "Is it Recess Yet?" community. I’m really grateful to you for listening and I look forward to 2021 with more guests and opportunities for us to grow together.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Dec 27, 2020

Embed this episode

Saying “2020 has been a weird year” is an understatement. Nevertheless, I’m really grateful when I look back at the inspiring guests who were generous enough to sit down and chat with me this year. So, I thought, wouldn’t it be great to revisit some of the most popular "Is it Recess Yet?" episodes of 2020? You know how people say that "you should make the thing that you need"? Well, in a lot of ways, I started this podcast thinking about what little Tricia, specifically teenaged Tricia, might've needed way back when, when she was starting out on her creative path. So, the one question I ask all of my guests is “what would you say to your younger self to help them on their journey?” These are some of their answers:

Distinct summary based on available episode metadata or transcript content.

Ready to play

2020: "What would you tell your younger self?" An end of year review, with advice to help you on your creative journey in 2021.

0:00 11:18

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy?

This episode is 11 minutes long.

When was this Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy episode published?

This episode was published on December 27, 2020.

Can I download this Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!