Paula Ghete asked Nir Eyal:

What it the difference between a really good book and a mediocre one? Any tips on how to write a good one?

Nir Eyal My overriding tip for writing any book: set time aside every day to work on it. I speak here from (painful) personal experience. With my first book, I wrote it when I could. And while I got it done, it wasn’t an easy process. With my second book, I tried that same strategy—and ended up spending years not getting the work done. Then, I took a number of steps to solve the issue, including setting aside time (two hours) every day to actually write. Especially for people who do other work in addition to writing, I find that it’s so important to set aside real, distraction-free time to do it.

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