{"id":66659,"date":"2022-05-18T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=66659"},"modified":"2022-05-23T16:15:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T20:15:32","slug":"difference-between-good-and-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Difference Between Good and Great People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is the difference between good and great people? How do they handle pressure and fears differently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In essence, good people are rarely ever relentless, whereas great people can be relentless, but only under certain conditions. In <em>Relentless<\/em>, Tim Grover defines people into three categories by how they act: the &#8220;Good,&#8221; the &#8220;Great,&#8221; and the &#8220;Unstoppable.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll look at the first two categories of people, the Good and the Great, and discover the differences between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Defining the \u201cGood\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, we\u2019ll define what it means to be \u201cGood\u201d to define the difference between good and great. The Good, according to Grover, are rarely or never relentless due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-fear-of-failure\/\">fear of failure<\/a>. This fear prevents the Good from fully committing to a task\u2014therefore preventing them from relentlessly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/chasing-success\/\">pursuing success<\/a>. Because of this, they can be good at what they do but will never be the best or even great.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Seth Godin (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/purple-cow\"><em>Purple Cow<\/em><\/a>) agrees with Grover that fear of failure prevents success, and offers further explanation as to why this happens. Godin argues that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/purple-cow\/chapter-5#bovinophobia-fear-of-cows\">being afraid will hold you back from taking risks<\/a>\u2014which is essential for success because it helps you stand out from everyone else who\u2019s playing it safe. This makes other people more likely to remember you and offer you opportunities. Therefore, since fear of failure prevents risks it also prevents success.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grover offers two ways that fear of failure and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/lack-of-commitment-in-a-team\/\">lack of commitment<\/a> prevent the Good from succeeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. The Good Can\u2019t Take Initiative<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fear of failure makes the Good unable to take initiative\u2014even when they know exactly what they <em>should<\/em> do\u2014because they fear making a mistake if they do. Instead of taking initiative, the Good tend towards two behaviors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Providing support: <\/strong>Because they are followers, the Good focus on<strong> <\/strong>helping and encouraging others to succeed above themselves. This way, they can still be a part of the team without having to step up and face their fear of taking charge.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mediating conflict: <\/strong>The Good will<strong> <\/strong>avoid taking sides<strong> <\/strong>when a conflict arises because they are afraid of being wrong. Instead, they\u2019ll try to work with both sides to mediate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. The Good Freeze Up Under Pressure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Grover explains that fear of failure also makes the Good freeze up under pressure. Pressure causes the Good to focus on the possibility of failure instead of on what they\u2019re trying to accomplish\u2014in other words, <strong>they\u2019ll freeze up because they overthink what they\u2019re doing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, a Good dancer is in a competition. They\u2019ve practiced extensively, and have natural talent. However, once they\u2019re about to start, they worry they won\u2019t be able to pull off the backflip at the end of their routine. They try to remember all of the advice their teachers, mentors, and peers gave them about backflips. Now they have a ton of information and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/overcoming-self-doubt\/\">self-doubt<\/a> in their mind taking their focus away from the actual dancing, and their performance suffers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-defining-the-great\"><strong>Defining the \u201cGreat\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One step above the Good, there are the Great\u2014people whom Grover says can be relentless <em>under specific circumstances<\/em>, <strong>which is the biggest difference between good and great people. <\/strong>While the Great have more control over their fears and self-doubts than the Good, these fears still plague them from time to time. Grover says that the Great attempt to compensate for their fears with two different methods.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-extensive-preparation\"><strong>1. Extensive Preparation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Great can be relentless, but <strong>only in specific situations they have prepared for extensively<\/strong>. This preparation gives the Great a clear planned approach to the situation, which allows them to avoid overthinking and commit their focus to success. However, if circumstances unexpectedly change, creating a situation that the Great hasn\u2019t prepared for, they\u2019ll experience the same self-doubts and fears that the Good have and freeze up. This is why the Great can only be relentless sometimes\u2014their confidence is situational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the difference between the Good musician and the Great musician is that the Great doesn\u2019t overthink or freeze up as long as they\u2019ve spent a long time studying the specific pieces they\u2019ll play. However, during a performance the musician loses their place, their confidence shatters, and they freeze up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Sian Beilock (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Choke\/Sian-Beilock\/9781416596189\"><em>Choke<\/em><\/a>) explains the science behind why unfamiliar situations cause you to freeze up. When you\u2019re faced with a situation you know well, you experience stimulation in the portions of your brain responsible for the actions associated with that situation. However, in an unfamiliar situation, those parts of the brain aren\u2019t as active because your brain doesn\u2019t <em>have<\/em> associated actions, and therefore, you can\u2019t respond as quickly. Since the Great only plan for specific situations, it follows that their brains can only respond with immediate action to those specific circumstances.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-recognition-from-others\"><strong>2. Recognition From Others<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Grover argues that while the Great has more confidence than the Good, the Great still has inconsistent confidence, which means <strong>they crave recognition<\/strong>\u2014they try to ward off their fear and self-doubt by<strong> <\/strong>having others acknowledge their successes. However, other people can\u2019t get rid of the Great\u2019s insecurities; truly doing so requires developing Unstoppable confidence and focus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the difference between good and great people? How do they handle pressure and fears differently? In essence, good people are rarely ever relentless, whereas great people can be relentless, but only under certain conditions. In Relentless, Tim Grover defines people into three categories by how they act: the &#8220;Good,&#8221; the &#8220;Great,&#8221; and the &#8220;Unstoppable.&#8221; In this article, we&#8217;ll look at the first two categories of people, the Good and the Great, and discover the differences between them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":64091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,9,43],"tags":[619],"class_list":["post-66659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motivation","category-psychology","category-self-improvement","tag-relentless","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Big Difference Between Good and Great People - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What are the differences between good and great people? Mainly, it depends on how relentlessly they act to get what they want. Learn more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Big Difference Between Good and Great People\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What are the differences between good and great people? Mainly, it depends on how relentlessly they act to get what they want. Learn more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shortform Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-18T20:11:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-05-23T20:15:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/woman-standing-on-mountain-top-summit-success.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Katie Doll\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Katie Doll\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Katie Doll\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937\"},\"headline\":\"The Big Difference Between Good and Great People\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-18T20:11:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-23T20:15:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/\"},\"wordCount\":882,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/woman-standing-on-mountain-top-summit-success.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Relentless\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Motivation\",\"Psychology\",\"Self-Improvement\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/\",\"name\":\"The Big Difference Between Good and Great People - Shortform Books\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/woman-standing-on-mountain-top-summit-success.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-18T20:11:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-23T20:15:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"What are the differences between good and great people? Mainly, it depends on how relentlessly they act to get what they want. Learn more.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/woman-standing-on-mountain-top-summit-success.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/woman-standing-on-mountain-top-summit-success.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Big Difference Between Good and Great People\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"description\":\"The World&#039;s Best Book Summaries\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":74,\"caption\":\"Shortform Books\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937\",\"name\":\"Katie Doll\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Katie Doll\"},\"description\":\"Somehow, Katie was able to pull off her childhood dream of creating a career around books after graduating with a degree in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. Her preferred genre of books has changed drastically over the years, from fantasy\/dystopian young-adult to moving novels and non-fiction books on the human experience. Katie especially enjoys reading and writing about all things television, good and bad.\",\"knowsAbout\":[\"Bachelor of Arts in English With a Concentration in Creative Writing\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Senior SEO Writer\",\"worksFor\":\"Shortform\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/katie\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Big Difference Between Good and Great People - Shortform Books","description":"What are the differences between good and great people? Mainly, it depends on how relentlessly they act to get what they want. Learn more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Big Difference Between Good and Great People","og_description":"What are the differences between good and great people? Mainly, it depends on how relentlessly they act to get what they want. Learn more.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/","og_site_name":"Shortform Books","article_published_time":"2022-05-18T20:11:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-05-23T20:15:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/woman-standing-on-mountain-top-summit-success.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Katie Doll","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Katie Doll","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/"},"author":{"name":"Katie Doll","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937"},"headline":"The Big Difference Between Good and Great People","datePublished":"2022-05-18T20:11:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-23T20:15:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/"},"wordCount":882,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/woman-standing-on-mountain-top-summit-success.jpg","keywords":["Relentless"],"articleSection":["Motivation","Psychology","Self-Improvement"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/","name":"The Big Difference Between Good and Great People - Shortform Books","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/woman-standing-on-mountain-top-summit-success.jpg","datePublished":"2022-05-18T20:11:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-23T20:15:32+00:00","description":"What are the differences between good and great people? Mainly, it depends on how relentlessly they act to get what they want. Learn more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/woman-standing-on-mountain-top-summit-success.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/woman-standing-on-mountain-top-summit-success.jpg","width":1200,"height":630},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/difference-between-good-and-great\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Big Difference Between Good and Great People"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","name":"Shortform Books","description":"The World&#039;s Best Book Summaries","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Shortform Books","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","width":500,"height":74,"caption":"Shortform Books"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c3e1b539e89423b544ede91ab2bff937","name":"Katie Doll","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6239731a3fc739640b80be30f2b1727a055d3535d0ee4569e8282faa323e47fc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Katie Doll"},"description":"Somehow, Katie was able to pull off her childhood dream of creating a career around books after graduating with a degree in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. Her preferred genre of books has changed drastically over the years, from fantasy\/dystopian young-adult to moving novels and non-fiction books on the human experience. Katie especially enjoys reading and writing about all things television, good and bad.","knowsAbout":["Bachelor of Arts in English With a Concentration in Creative Writing"],"jobTitle":"Senior SEO Writer","worksFor":"Shortform","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/katie\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/woman-standing-on-mountain-top-summit-success.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66659"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66975,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66659\/revisions\/66975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}