Omar Delawar
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Nir Eyal:
What made you decide to become an author and what advice do you have to young authors that are just starting out or thinking about becoming authors in the future?
Nir Eyal
I write to answer questions I want to know the answers to. When I can't find good answers in other books on the topic, I'll spend years getting to the bottom of the problem to my satisfaction.
My advice to non-fiction authors just getting started is to follow your curiosity. If the topic is interesting to you, it will likely be interesting to others. However, if you're not writing to "scratch your own itch," the reader will detect that and your book with be a boring read.
My advice to non-fiction authors just getting started is to follow your curiosity. If the topic is interesting to you, it will likely be interesting to others. However, if you're not writing to "scratch your own itch," the reader will detect that and your book with be a boring read.
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Kyle
asked
Nir Eyal:
One topic I was unclear on is Ego depletion. For example: "...it’s more productive and healthful to believe a lack of motivation is temporary than it is to tell ourselves we’re spent and need a break)." Can you help me understand the difference between these perspectives? Isn't feeling a need for a break the same as believing in a temporary lack of motivation? Thank you! This book has genuinely changed my life.
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