The long process of developing book ideas

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Developing book ideas is a long and iterative process that involves stress testing ideas against reactions, giving speeches, refining content through public speaking, and beta testing ideas in long-form articles. This process requires internal cogitation, exposure to external scrutiny, and fermenting ideas in a productive way to improve them. It's crucial to avoid rushing into writing a book based on initial ideas, as this can lead to a subpar outcome.

The mega-bestselling writer Arthur Brooks is one of the rare individuals to have both lived a carefully cultivated deep life and written a book on the topic (co-authored with Oprah!). In today’s episode, Cal interviews Brooks, going deep into the details of his unusual and inspiring career and extracting proven rules from his experience.

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INTERVIEW: Mega-bestselling writer Arthur Brooks [6:39]

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