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Morgan Housel – Selfish Writing, Fiction vs. Nonfiction, Methods for Connecting Ideas
Morgan Housel – Selfish Writing, Fiction vs. Nonfiction, Methods for Connecting Ideas
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Length:
75 minutes
Released:
Feb 21, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
Morgan Housel is the New York Times Bestselling author of The Psychology of Money and Same as Ever and a popular finance blogger. His books have sold over 4.5 million copies and have been translated into more than 50 languages. He is also a partner at The Collaborative Fund and serves on the board of directors at Markel. He talks to Guy Spier about the concept of writing for oneself, the slow way to approach reading and how to help the process of connecting ideas. Other topics discussed include skiing, beauties of the United States and the importance of sample size. Full transcript available here: https://aqfd.docsend.com/view/4u4kmcmsm3k8rccq Contents:(00:00:00) The Beauty and the Dangers of Skiing(00:04:58) Insights from Same as Ever(00:09:55) Selfish Writing(00:18:53) Ways to Approach the Writing Process(00:23:17) Inner Scorecard(00:30:45) Connecting Ideas(00:38:18) The Art of Reading Slowly(00:41:31) Fiction vs. Nonfiction(00:52:11) The Importance of Sample Size(00:54:19) Everyone is on their Own Path(00:59:43) Poetry(01:07:15) The United States and New York City
Released:
Feb 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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