Polina Marinova Pompliano is the author of Hidden Genius. Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Genius-secret-thinking-successful/dp/1804090034 (0:00) Intro (1:30) Everyone Is Interesting (9:39) Relationships (14:00) Creativity (19:41) Sara Blakely (23:02) Parenting (25:31) The Seesaw of Misery (32:02) Hero Worship (34:20) What Has Polina Changed? (38:38) It’s Not That Serious (41:02) The Need To Control (44:00) Dealing With Suffering (47:30) Content Diet (49:03) Mantras (51:39) Betting On Yourself (57:12) Commitment & Discipline (1:00:55) Writing On The Internet (1:04:15) What Might Readers Overlook? (1:06:23) Belief Polina Broke (1:11:14) Challenge Links Hidden Genius by Polina Marinova Pompliano – https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Genius-secret-thinking-successful/dp/1804090034⁠ What I Know For Sure by Oprah – https://www.amazon.com/What-Know-Sure-Oprah-Winfrey/dp/1250054052 The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey – https://www.amazon.com/Path-Made-Clear-Discovering-Direction/dp/1250307503 Polina’s Links Book: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Genius-secret-thinking-successful/dp/1804090034 Twitter: https://twitter.com/polina_marinova The Profile: https://theprofile.substack.com

Polina Marinova Pompliano, author of The Profile, a popular newsletter exploring the lives of successful individuals, shares her insights on writing compelling profiles. She discusses the crucial difference between profiles and biographies, emphasizing the importance of details and genuine curiosity. Polina reveals her extensive research methods, including reading millions of words online, and sheds light on the economics of paid newsletters. She highlights effective growth strategies and the balance between creative integrity and advertising in content.

Polina Marinova Pompliano, author of 'Hidden Genius', discusses writing newsletters and non-fiction, studying geniuses, making difficult decisions, taking risks, and growing her Substack to make a full-time income.

Polina Marinova Pompliano is the author of The Profile, a newsletter that profiles the world's most successful people. She spent five years at FORTUNE, where she was the author + editor of Term Sheet, an industry-leading newsletter on dealmaking. Polina has interviewed some of the most influential dealmakers in the world, including: Melinda Gates, Steve Case, Chamath Palihapitiya and others. Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XFIPkG0rbvU Let us know what you think on Twitter: @bzaidi @polina_marinova Full show notes on creatorlab.fm In the conversation, you'll learn about: the rise of independent writers + the creator economy evolution of the media landscape future of media monetization her writing process + the art of the edit actionable lessons from The Profile, featuring: Malcolm Gladwell, Charlie Munger, Anthony Bourdain, Ira Glass, Elon Musk + more Timestamps: 2:47 Intro 5:03 "Oprah is not JUST Oprah" 9:54 Leaving Fortune Magazine 15:44 Background On The Profile 19:09 Expectations vs Reality 23:43 Why Polina Uses Substack For Her Newsletter 27:13 Evolution of Monetization in New Media 36:20 Writing Process: Summarizing 128 Books 40:53 The Art of The Edit 44:13 Building Your Initial Audience 45:50 Growing An Audience Lessons From The Profile: 48:30 Gladwell: "3 Hours of Thinking for 1 Hour of Writing" 51:55 "Interesting, Not Perfect" 53:54 How To Find Meaning In Your Work 55:32 Ira Glass: "Great Stories Happen To Those Who Can Tell Them" 58:00 Charlie Munger: Inversion + Avoidance of Stupidity 59:29 Survivor vs Victim 1:00:46 The Bourdain Principle 1:05:46 Lessons From Shonda Rhimes 1:09:02 "I'm No Longer Looking For An Enemy..." 1:11:23 Guy Raz: Stories We Tell Ourselves 1:13:32 Elon Musk: The Chef vs The Cook 1:16:34 Thinking From First Principles 1:19:04 Unconcious Bias 1:20:25 Human Hardware vs Software 1:22:16 Wrap Up

Polina Marinova Pompliano, founder of T... discusses personal journey, distinguishing the truly exceptional, genius, victimhood, fear, updating beliefs, pursuing goals, and trust. Topics include building trust, hidden genius, luck and genes, building competence, characteristics of successful creators, childhood obsession, and overcoming fear.