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EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 7 MIN

#4 I Give You Permission to Suck | 1-2-3 Fridays

from Beyond the Self · host Destwin J. Adotey

What would you create if you gave yourself permission to make something terrible?This week’s newsletter is about the liberation that comes from letting go of perfection. I share how producer Rick Rubin gave his artists permission to suck after big commercial success, freeing them from the pressure to recreate the past. Even Adele went through this after album 21—realizing she couldn’t and shouldn’t try to be who she was then.We all carry undue pressure. Some self-inflicted, others from family, society, or random people on the internet. But when you give yourself permission to suck, to evolve, to be authentically you—you free yourself. And you give others permission to do the same.I give you permission to suck. To be you for you. Not the you you think they’ll like. Just you.

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