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Unthinkable with Jay Acunzo

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An inside look at the unconventional choices of quality-obsessed creators – and the memorable things they made as a result. It's a show about trusting your intuition and your craft more than best practices and blueprints. Since 2016, Unthinkable has inspired creators to ship more personal, powerful … read more

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Slingshot: The Odyssey of Writing a Book [Creativity Series #21]

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TODAY:

Jonathan Fields has written several books, hosts a top podcast, and speaks all over the world. By most measures, he's "made it." But his latest book, How to Live a Good Life, caused him to question everything he knew about writing.

In this episode, he recounts the odyssey of writing the book and shares what he learned studying the most successful authors in business. He also geeks out about the most exciting part of reading great writing -- and the weird reaction we all seem to share when we encounter it.

(Slingshots are short stories about a creative side project that led somewhere surprising or unexpected. They run every other week as part of Unthinkable.)

LINKS TO KNOW:

Jonathan's new book is available here: https://www.amazon.com/How-Live-Good-Life-Surprising/dp/1401948413

Jonathan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonathanfields

Jonathan's podcast: http://www.goodlifeproject.com/radio/

Jay's Twitter (best way to chat and offer feedback): http://twitter.com/jayacunzo

Jay's Snapchat (go behind-the-scenes making the show): http://snapchat.com/add/jayacunzo

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Writing

Books

Reading

Authors

Novels

Creativity

Intuition

Craft

Side Projects

Podcasts

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