Authors Who Lead - Learn to write a book from bestselling authors and leaders David Kadavy - Debut Author Book Makes top 20 on Amazon - 025
Oct 31, 2018
59:32
David Kadavy is a creative entrepreneur and author of Design for Hackers: Reverse-Engineering Beauty (which debuted in the top 20 on all of Amazon), The Heart to Start, and multiple “short reads.”
He is also the host of the Love Your Work podcast where he features inspiring entrepreneurs and creators. His writing has been featured in Observer, The Huffington Post, Inc.com, Quartz, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Upworthy, and Lifehacker.
What We Discuss with David Kadavy:
- How David started his journey to writing via blogging
- Why writing a book is like cell division
- Examples of conceptual innovators vs. experimental innovators
- Some insights into growth mindset vs. perfectionism
- How Davis is able to reference other influencers and still be able to make his own
- Discover David’s writing exercise and how to overcome writer’s block
- Giving yourself permission to suck
- What is linear work distortion?
- Finding the balance between structure and curiosity
- Finding the art inside of you
- The importance of finding joy in your work
- Traditional publishing vs. self-publishing
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