Tim Ferris interviews Mike Birbiglia – Mindwriting Quotes, 5 minutes of Comedy
Am on a bit of a Tim Ferris kick after reading Tools of Titans. On my evening walk (hit 10,000 steps!) I was listening to Tim’s podcast interview with Mike Birbiglia. Couple of interesting things stuck:
- Mindwriting Quotes – What the heck are mind writing quotes? An example from Mike – “Art is socialism, but life is capitalism.” Basically quotes about writing. Google mind writing and you’ll find tons of examples.
- The importance of feedback on your work – Mike’s process involves giving his friends world class Pizza to get feedback. Guess I’ll have to use Indian dinners
- How can you be more interesting by banishing the word interesting from your vocabulary
- To produce five minutes of great comedy you have to write what you think is 3 hours of great comedy. Wonder how much writing you have to do to get 3 hours of great comedy. What’s the ratio in your work?