Ava (@noampomsky) is the writer of the Bookbear Express Substack, where she discusses human interaction and relationships through the lens of her own life. We talk about writing, reading, how a massive audience can change your writing, vulnerability, finding your thing to commit to, and how AI will impact dating and relationships.

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(01:21) Ava's background (02:21) Her novel (03:40) Going from creative outlet to 100s of subscribers (06:40) Has her writing evolved with the growing audience? (10:01) Why she hasn't gone full time on writing yet (14:10) Writing authentically & vulnerably (19:30) Honesty, clarity, and emotion (23:33) What you read heavily influences your writing (25:38) Commitment & focus - finding the thing to commit to (28:58) Do 1-2 things really well & differentiating between what you find intellectually interesting vs. can actually see yourself doing (33:48) The dating game & what needs to change (38:31) Love vs. attachment & three definitions of love (41:58) How AI will impact relationships, love, & intimacy (50:01) Beauty, precision & rigor, & expression (51:34) Ava's final question

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Ava's Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/noampomsky⁠

Bookbear Express: ⁠https://ava.substack.com⁠

Spencer’s Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/sp1ns1r⁠⁠

Spencer’s blog: ⁠⁠https://spencerkier.substack.com⁠

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Ava's Substack recommendations:

Maybe Baby: https://haleynahman.substack.com/

Morning Person: https://www.morningpersonnewsletter.com/

Between a Rock and a Card Place: https://carolinecala.substack.com/

Grief Bacon: https://griefbacon.substack.com/

#014 - Ava (@noampomsky) on Writing, Authenticity, Finding Your Thing, & Relationships in the Age of AI