EPISODE · Mar 18, 2026 · 3 MIN
The 100-Episode Rule: Why Your First 99 Episodes Are Just Practice
The Statistics of Quitting:Re-visiting "Podfade." Why the vast majority of RSS feeds are dead graveyards of 5 to 7 episodes.The emotional weight of checking analytics when you are a beginner.Ira Glass and "The Gap":The legendary broadcaster's theory on creative frustration.Why your "Taste" is highly evolved, but your "Skill" is terrible when you first launch, leading to massive disappointment in your own work.The 100-Episode Rule Defined:A mental contract you make with yourself: "I am not allowed to judge the success or failure of this show until I hit publish on Episode 100."The Sandbox Phase:Why having low downloads in the beginning is actually a blessing.It gives you the freedom to suck. You can experiment with formats, mess up interviews, and fix your audio engineering without a massive audience judging you.The Compound Effect:How pushing to 100 episodes builds an undeniable, massive catalog that serves as an SEO net for future listeners.Action Step: * Delete the analytics app from your phone. Stop checking downloads daily. Focus entirely on the reps.
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The Statistics of Quitting:Re-visiting "Podfade." Why the vast majority of RSS feeds are dead graveyards of 5 to 7 episodes.The emotional weight of checking analytics when you are a beginner.Ira Glass and "The Gap":The legendary broadcaster's theory on creative frustration.Why your "Taste" is highly evolved, but your "Skill" is terrible when you first launch, leading to massive disappointment in your own work.The 100-Episode Rule Defined:A mental contract you make with yourself: "I am not allowed to judge the success or failure of this show until I hit publish on Episode 100."The Sandbox Phase:Why having low downloads in the beginning is actually a blessing.It gives you the freedom to suck. You can experiment with formats, mess up interviews, and fix your audio engineering without a massive audience judging you.The Compound Effect:How pushing to 100 episodes builds an undeniable, massive catalog that serves as an SEO net for future listeners.Action Step: * Delete the analytics app from your phone. Stop checking downloads daily. Focus entirely on the reps.
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