Hello and welcome back to hardcore literature. It's been a wild ride and I'd like to talk about it.

Today we're having a bit of a chatty podcast. I've got some points that I want to talk about

fleshed out, but we're going to deviate a little bit, have a little ramble, just hang out basically,

and I want to talk about the lessons learned from running a book club. And I suppose these lessons could be equally applicable

to almost anything that you want to do. If you want to undertake an artistic endeavor, if you want to

run a business, if you want to do anything that taps into the collective, anything a little bit

grander than yourself, then I think these are lessons that perhaps will all arrive at. These are

just a few

of the things I've noticed. Some of the podcasts are quite high level, quite full on, and they're the

sort of, they're the culmination of many, many lectures, many hours of thinking and writing,

but this is more of a chatty one. And having spoken to many of you who've reached out to say

that you're enjoying the show,

and thank you very much for doing so.

Your messages overwhelm me with positivity.

Many of you say that you enjoy these podcasts on long walks, and I'm flattered that I can be your

companion when you're doing that.

I also like to take long walks and long hikes through nature.

I like to put in an audiobook or a podcast, and it is nice to have some company.

And a realization that hit me the other day is, regardless of what happens, I will always have you and you will always have me.

At least as long as I'm around. I don't foresee myself stopping the

podcasts anytime soon, if anything I would like to get more and more out. So regardless of what's

going on in your life and we've all been through ups and downs, perhaps the podcast, perhaps

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