Hey there, my name is Matt Diavella and you're listening to The Ground Up Show, the podcast where I talk

with creatives about how to make shit happen. This week, I sit down with YouTuber, podcaster, and

blogger Thomas Frank. Our conversation ranges from overcoming social anxiety, why rejection doesn't

matter, and the one productivity tip that works best for him.

It's about tricking your brain into thinking the work that you're about to do isn't very hard.

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every month. Again, that's patreon.com slash Matt Diabella. Enjoy the show. Thomas, thank you for coming

on the show. Do you go by Tom or Thomas? Thomas professionally. Though every good friend of mine

calls me Tom. Cool. Weirdly. All right, Tom. We every good friend of mine calls me Tom.

Cool.

Weirdly.

All right Tom.

We're good friends now.

Yeah, that's how you become.

That was the shortcut.

Use that name.

Now I'm going to get a bunch of tweets calling me Tom.

Right.

You're like, no, I've tried so hard.

Yep.

So cool. Give me like a bit of an intro, some of the work that you do and how you spend your days. Yeah, I make YouTube videos, podcasts, blog posts, a single book. I guess I can't say books, but a

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