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The James Altucher Show

[Bonus] - Steven Pressfield [Part 2]: The Meaning of Practice

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Business, Education

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2016

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Steven Pressfield wrote all of the greatest books for writers. He's a pro. And in part 1 he talks about turning pro. Now he talks about HOW to develop your skills. "I have a writing practice," he says. "And what that sort of means is you detach yourself from the outcome and you're looking at the long picture. If somebody says to me, 'Steve you're gonna live to be 97.8 years old. Are you going to be writing the last day of your life?' I'll say, 'Yes.' And I don't give a shit if it sells or not. I'm in it." Be in it. Because it's not just a habit... it's your life.   ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.4

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:11.4

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.8

I have a writing practice and what that sort of means is you detach yourself from the

0:22.6

outcome and you're looking at the long picture.

0:25.9

Somebody says to me, Steve, you're going to live to be 97.8 years old.

0:30.7

Are you going to be writing the last day of your life?

0:33.1

I'd say yes.

0:34.9

And I don't give a shit if it sells or not.

0:38.5

I'm in it.

0:40.5

It's not about an object.

0:42.5

It's about the doing of something every day.

0:46.0

I have a trainer at the gym and I was saying to him something like, yeah, this is a habit.

0:51.1

You know, getting here every day and he says it's not a habit.

0:53.1

It's your life.

0:55.9

I think if you watch Ridley Scott's movie, he is like a master of this at least visually.

1:08.8

It's like every scene, there'll be some other stuff happening, you know, in the background

1:15.5

or whatever that kind of keeps you interested, you know.

1:21.5

So anyway, those are like played runner or what?

1:23.9

So Ridley Scott made Blade Runner.

1:26.1

What's an example?

1:27.1

I don't get anything.

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