#878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More
Aug 5, 2026 · 59 min
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0:00Hello boys and girls, ladies and germs.
0:02This is a special ASMR edition of The Tim Ferris Show.
0:05Welcome.
0:07It is very late night after a long day of writing in an undisclosed foreign location, and this is The Tim Ferris Show.
0:16We are going to cover a compilation of incredible insights and advice devoted to a subject very close to my heart and currently consuming a very large percentage of my waking hours, and that is writing.
0:28Over the years, I have asked some of the most amazing writers I admire questions like, how do you choose a project and stay with it?
0:37How do you begin when inspiration refuses to strike?
0:42How do you build a practice that reliably produces pages?
0:46What does your routine look like?
0:47How do you keep going when you fear your pages are terrible?
0:51Garbage.
0:52Absolute garbage.
0:53That happens, at least to me.
0:55You'll be hearing Elizabeth Gilbert on choosing and committing to an idea.
0:58Anne Lamotte on first drafts.
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