375 | Clinging to Books
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
The Minimalists talk about why people cling to books they’ll never read, advice for aspiring writers, and more. Listen to all 2.5 hours of episode 375 on The Minimalists Private Podcast.
Discussed in this episode:
Why do some people hold on to books they’ll likely never read again? (01:48)
What is the most effective process for getting a book published? (15:30)
What are your perspectives regarding self-promotion? (21:24)
What do you consider ideal writing habits? (26:07)
How do we intentionally let go of our books? (33:04)
What is “narrative urgency”? (35:16)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Music |
| 0:20.0 | Every little thing, you think that's me |
| 0:24.0 | Every little thing, you think that's me |
| 0:28.0 | Every little thing that's just feeding your greed |
| 0:33.0 | Oh, I bet that you'd be fine without it |
| 0:38.0 | Hello everybody, welcome to the Minimals Podcast |
| 0:41.0 | for Rediscovered Means to Live a Meaningful Life |
| 0:43.0 | with less, my name is Joshua Fields-Milver |
| 0:45.0 | and I'm Ryan Nicodemus and together we are the Minimals |
| 0:48.0 | We're here with Malabama |
| 0:49.0 | Hi everybody |
| 0:50.0 | TK Coleman |
| 0:51.0 | It's the most wonderful time |
| 0:53.0 | It's always the most wonderful time of the year |
| 0:57.0 | Coming up today on this free public minimal episode |
| 1:00.0 | We're talking to some listeners about clinging to books |
| 1:04.0 | There's all of some writing tips and publishing tips for aspiring writers |
| 1:08.0 | We also have an outstanding lightning round segment and a listener tip for you |
| 1:12.0 | You can check out the full 2.5 hour maximum edition of episode 375 |
| 1:18.0 | where we answer 4 times the questions and dive deep into several simple living segments |
| 1:22.0 | That private podcast episode is out right now |
| 1:25.0 | at patreon.com slash the minimalist or click the link in the description |
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