Interview with Morgan Housel on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast
Jessica Lahey on Parenting, Desirable Difficulties, The Gift of Failure, Self-Efficacy, and The Addiction Inoculation (#553)
Interview with Jessica Lahey on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast
Steven Pressfield — How to Overcome Self-Sabotage and Resistance, Routines for Little Successes, and The Hero’s Journey vs. The Artist’s Journey (#501)
Interview with Steven Pressfield on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast
Joyce Carol Oates — A Writing Icon on Creative Process and Creative Living (#497)
Interview with Joyce Carol Oates on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast.
Mary Karr — The Master of Memoir on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering (#479)
Interview with Mary Karr on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast
Chuck Palahniuk, Author of Fight Club — A Masterclass in Creative Living and Dangerous Writing (#457)
“The goal is to make people laugh and then to really break their heart.” — Chuck Palahniuk Writer Chuck Palahniuk (@chuckpalahniuk) has published twenty-three national and international best-selling books. These include fifteen prose novels, a collection of short stories, two graphic novels, two coloring books, a travel guide, a collection of essays, and a memoir …
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Creative Path: Saying No, Trusting Your Intuition, Index Cards, Integrity Checks, Grief, Awe, and Much More (#430)
Interview with Elizabeth Gilbert on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast
Michael Lewis — Inside the Mind of the Iconic Writer (#427)
“The secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.” — Amos Tversky Michael Lewis is the best-selling author of many books, including Liar’s Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, The Undoing Project, and The Fifth Risk. Both of his …
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Make Before You Manage
Try looking at your mind as a wayward puppy that you are trying to paper train. You don’t drop-kick a puppy into the neighbor’s yard every time it piddles on the floor. You just keep bringing it back to the newspaper. ―Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Not long ago, …
It’s Time to Get Back to Basics
It’s time to get back to basics. This blog has been dominated by podcast-related posts for quite a few years now. I’ve done very little writing. Now, please don’t get me wrong; I absolutely love doing the podcast — currently 400 episodes and counting — and I’m thrilled to make it even better in 2020. …