Creator Tension: Fulfillment vs. Performance

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Published on Sep 6, 2025 by Sam ParrSam Parr
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Sam Parr
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Let me tell you about the creator tension. On Youtube, My First Million episodes mostly get ~60k-300k views per pod lately. Spotify + iTunes, consistently in the 100k range (haven't looked in forever, but whatever it is, its consistent). This week Robert Greene was on. I
Let me tell you about the creator tension.

On Youtube, My First Million episodes mostly get ~60k-300k views per pod lately. 

Spotify + iTunes, consistently  in the 100k range (haven't looked in forever, but whatever it is, its consistent). 

This week Robert Greene was on. 

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Sam Parr shows the paradox: the Robert Greene episode was his favorite to record, but it underperformed on YouTube while quietly resonating with podcast listeners. Fulfillment vs. performance in one snapshot.

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