The Danny Miranda Podcast

#264: Nat Eliason – The Dark Side of Crypto & Online Writing

Oct 19, 2022

01:10:29

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Quick takeaways

Exploring diverse interests led to fruitful endeavors like commercial real estate and crypto investments.

Facing financial uncertainties and personal milestones underscored the struggle for balance in the crypto sphere.

Prioritizing writing passion over monetary pursuits for intrinsic fulfillment highlighted ethical dilemmas in the crypto environment.

Deep dives

Exploring the Crypto Rabbit Hole and Distraction of Podcasting

Going deep into the crypto world led to distancing from podcasting due to distraction and intense focus on crypto and programming, leaving little time for other pursuits. Getting bored easily prompted exploration of diverse interests, leading to fruitful, some risky endeavors like commercial real estate and crypto wave entry.

Why good writing over a long period of time is hard

01:20

Living Life on Easy Mode

00:36

The New Way to Make Money Is Just Like Procrastination

02:36

No matter how good you, someone will make you feel inferior

00:36

Introduction

2min

The Pluses and Lesser Sides of the Crypto Wave

2min

How to Make Money in Cryptocurrency

5min

How to Cope With Alcohol in Your Life

2min

Having a Kid Is Like the Best Perspective Changer

2min

How Do You Know You're Never Going to Be That Good?

2min

Writing as an Income Generator Is Really Bad

2min

The Hard Thing Is Not Getting Tried by All the Other Stuff

2min

Is There a Lot More Money in Writing?

2min

10.

How Does the Book Deal Come Into That?

2min

11.

Crypto Raiders - I Love It!

2min

12.

I Lost a Lot of Money on Crypto Raiders

4min

13.

Is There a Difference Between a VC and a Cryptoator?

2min

14.

Cryptocurrency: The Insider's Experience

2min

15.

Book Review - Building a Second Brain

4min

16.

How Do You Get 10,000 Subscribers on Your Newsletter?

2min

17.

The One Really Consistent Thing That Is True of Everybody Who Succeeds

3min

18.

How to Write a Book That Really Connects With People

2min

19.

You're Taking This Too Far, Dude?

2min

20.

Is There a Like Line Between Writing and Being Like Hemingway?

3min

21.

What Does James Do After Atomic Habits?

3min

22.

I'll Write in My Free Time, Right?

2min

23.

Infinite Just by David Foster Wallace

3min

24.

A Dilettante Heart

3min

25.

What Do You Think Is Happening When You're Online?

2min

26.

The Most Brain Dead Take Ever

2min

27.

Is Your Family Safe? Or Are You Safe?

2min

28.

The New Way to Make Money Is Just Like Procrastination

3min

29.

How to Get Super Popular in a Short Period of Time

2min

30.

I've Always Been Active on Twitter. Newsletter Keeps Growing

3min

Nat Eliason is a writer. Over the past year, he went down the wild crypto rabbit hole and lived to tell the tale.

In this conversation, we spoke about how he got $30,000 stolen from him, his new book deal, writers who've impacted him, how to get your first 10,000 subscribers, and much more.

(0:00) Crypto Rabbit Hole

(4:48) Stolen $30,000

(10:08) Writing

(22:23) New Book Deal

(37:02) First 10,000 Subscribers

(42:10) Online Writers

(49:35) The Ideal

(51:01) Role Models

(58:21) Common Narrative of Fear

(1:06:52) Challenge

First episode with Nat Eliason (033) – https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda/episodes/033-Nat-Eliason--Ethical-Personal-Branding--No-Booze--Public-Contracts-e1io21h

Nat's Links Website: https://www.nateliason.com