Anne Lamott's thoughts on love, writing, and being judgy

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🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Anne Lamott may be your favorite writer’s favorite writer. The author of many beloved books, including the modern classic Bird by Bird, Anne’s writing is singularly insightful, moving, and oftentimes funny. Adam and Anne chat about the art of great writing, the challenges of being kinder to others and ourselves, and the lessons to be learned from a life examined. Then, Anne helps with a special request. Anne’s latest book, Somehow: Thoughts on Love, is out now.

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0:38.0	What is something you rethought while writing somehow?
0:42.0	Well, because... thought while writing somehow? Well because I have the classic writers
0:47.8	brain of having equal proportions of bad self-esteem and grandiosity, I kept thinking, this is real, I want to leave behind everything I know that's true for my son and grandson for when I'm gone. And the other part of me was going oh my God talk about
1:07.2	beating a dead horse because as you said these my themes are run through all 20 of my books the same theme so
1:20.8	Hey everyone it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Rethinking, my podcast on the
1:25.3	science of what makes us tick with the TED Audio Collective. I'm an organizational
1:29.6	psychologist and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking.
1:39.0	My guest today is Anne Lamotte.
1:41.0	She's a beloved writer of 20 books spanning fiction and non-fiction, as well as one of the
1:46.2	greatest books ever on writing, bird by bird. Anne has written eloquently about complex
1:51.7	topics ranging from addiction to depression to motherhood.
1:55.7	Her new book somehow is about love, and she takes a deep dive into self-compassion.
2:00.8	I love talking about this.
2:03.8	Oh my God.
2:05.0	It's like a t-shirt that says work and progress, please be patient.
2:09.8	Speaking of patience, this conversation has been a long time coming.
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