Lessons on systems, routines, and methods for success — Jerry Seinfeld — A Comedy Legend’s Systems, Routines, and Methods for Success (#485) Pain is knowledge rushing in to fill a void with great speed. — Jerry Seinfeld Entertainment icon Jerry Seinfeld’s…tim.blog Podcast: The Tim Ferris Show #485 — Dec. 8, 2020 Guest: Jerry Seinfeld, legendary comedian, writer, and sitcom star Topic: His systems, routines, and methods for creative success

Episode #501 of the Tim Ferris Show — Steven Pressfield — How to Overcome Self-Sabotage and Resistance, Routines for Little Successes… “Resistance with a capital R, that force of self-sabotage, will try to stop you as a writer or an artist or anybody…tim.blog Podcast: The Tim Ferris Show #501 — Feb. 26, 2021 Guest: Steven Pressfield, novelist, screenwriter, and author of The War of Art. Topic: The concept of Resistance, why we self-sabotage, the journey of the hero and the journey of the artist, and routines for creative success.

Takeaways from Episode #34 of The Knowledge Project Podcast — Amelia Boone: Learning How to Suffer with the Queen of Pain In just a few short years, Amelia Boone has dominated the world of Obstacle Course Racing with over 50 podiums and two…fs.blog Podcast: The Knowledge Project Podcast #34 — Jun. 13, 2018 Guest: Amelia Boone — Endurance athlete. Known as “the Michael Jordan of obstacle course racing” and The Queen of Pain. Oh, and she’s also a corporate lawyer as her day job. No big deal.

That way, we can give a damn — One of my many faults as a fiction writer is I’m a nice guy. By default, I’m an agreeable person who tends to avoid conflict and doesn’t want to rock the boat unnecessarily. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with this in real life (most of the time). But when I…

№. 3 — Writing is like shooting arrows — I’m obsessed with learning the best of what other people — especially writers — have already figured out and using it to better my own writing practice. So naturally, my ears perked up when I was listening to one of my favorite comedians hand out writing gem after writing gem…

Foundational Lessons from Stephen King — “It’s best to have your tools with you. If you don’t you’re apt to find something you didn’t expect and get discouraged. I want to suggest that to write to the best of your abilities, it behooves you to construct your own toolbox and then build up enough muscle so…

You should probably follow it too — Jerry Seinfeld is one of the most successful comedians of all time. Neil Gaiman is one of the most successful authors of all time. What do they have in common besides their stratospheric levels of success? Their approach to getting their work done. Despite working in different genres, their ability…

A metaphor for silencing your internal critic — When I was in high school, I spent a week away from home at a summer architecture camp at Penn State. I thought I wanted to be an architect when I “grew up,” and my parents were kind and generous enough to help me explore that desire. Spoiler alert: I…

If you want to be one of the greats, try it on for size — “I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.” — Hunter S. Thompson When it comes to iconic American writers, there are few examples more colorful and controversial than Hunter S. Thompson. A gifted (binge) writer with a unique voice, prodigious appetite…