863: Write Sober, Edit Sober | Habits with Donald Miller
The Kevin Miller Podcast
Kevin Miller
4.5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2021
⏱️ 33 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Glassbox Media Podcast. |
| 0:03.4 | In this episode of the Ziggler Show, Ernest Hemingway, he's famously cited as saying |
| 0:10.8 | right drunk edit sober. |
| 0:12.8 | And amongst the writing community, it's an oft-quoted statement, frequently depicted |
| 0:16.5 | in film and story. |
| 0:17.5 | Trouble is, he didn't say it. |
| 0:19.4 | Well, in this episode, I'm back with one of my favorite all-time authors, Donald Miller, |
| 0:24.1 | and we're talking about his habits, and one he shared was stopping the nightly beer. |
| 0:28.5 | While he appreciates it, his best writing time is in the morning, and he feels alcohol, |
| 0:33.2 | even a little bit, slightly compromises his work. |
| 0:35.4 | And that right there, I mean, that's the essence of good habits. |
| 0:37.8 | When we have a reason big enough for us to make the healthier decision, I mean, if you're |
| 0:43.0 | struggling to keep up a desired habit, obviously, your motive isn't clear, isn't strong. |
| 0:47.8 | Well, this is an interesting show, though, as we talk about that, and Donald is just so |
| 0:52.5 | open, honest, and introspective, which is why he sold millions of his memoirs. |
| 0:57.2 | And we cover vices, and heroes on a mission, and mindset, and the benefit of not knowing |
| 1:02.7 | any better, and him considering if he has an obsessive, compulsive disorder in relation |
| 1:07.1 | to tacos. |
| 1:08.1 | It was a fun and just really insightful discussion. |
| 1:11.2 | And on the note of habits, to help your habits, Don invited us all to visit heroonamission.com, |
| 1:18.4 | where he provides a life plan and daily planner course, which is profound in helping with |
| 1:23.4 | our habits. |
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