
Ready For Launch: How To Build A Startup
048 - Launching A Literary Career: Derek Sivers Reveals His Writing Process For His Forthcoming Book, Useful Not True.
Aug 30, 2023
01:31:40
Welcome to Ready For Launch. This week I’m talking with Derek Sivers, ex-musician, ex-entrepreneur, TED speaker and four-time book author.
Among many things, we discuss:
- Why New Zealand is the best place in the world to raise a kid
- How to adapt your values to your current situation
- The secrets to becoming a great speaker
- What still terrifies Derek about speaking on stage
- The best way to write a book
- The value of self-publishing and retaining your copyrights
- The importance of doing the opposite of your creative habits
- What Derek’s latest book is all about
- How your belief and perspectives change your actions
- The barbell strategy of living in the extremes
- Why graveyards are a great place to sleep
- Useful beliefs about writing.
And so much more! So sit back and enjoy the show
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