I'm in a Flow, It's Not Like a Cash Grab

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"I've come to find that i actually don't feel as good when i'm not writing a book," she says. "The pain of being alive in the world is actually a slightly more uncomfortable than the pain of writing a book" She's been working on her second novel for 18 years, and has already sold two million copies....

In this episode of Deep Questions we try something a little different: our first guest!

Bestselling author Ryan Holiday joins me to help answer reader questions, as well as more than a few queries from me. We cover a variety of topics, including his life as a writer living on a ranch, how he fosters discipline, the impact of our diminishing reading culture, and why everyone keeps trying to get me to move to Austin.

Be sure to check out Ryan's new book: LIVES OF THE STOICS (https://dailystoic.com/preorder).

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Thanks to listener Jay Kerstens for the intro music.