David Epstein
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first heard Jul 2026
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Totally.
I mean, it's actually given me some insight into why I think a lot of musicians, when they break out, they then make like a terrible second album.
Yes.
Basically.
And that that it kind of exactly happened to me after my first book actually, you know, did pretty well.
Then I was given an offer to basically sign a
blank book contract like without an idea.
Right?
Yes.
And I almost did and then I didn't, thank goodness, because
It's a terrible thing.
D one reason I needed an extra year in my first book is because I hadn't done like enough
research ahead of time 'cause I hadn't been forced to 'cause I was already a writer at Sports Illustrated and it was based on a long article I'd written.
So I didn't really have anything
forcing containment, right?
So I've I'd been so bad, even with range, which worked well, I was terrible at like drawing boundaries around my project, which was bad for my personal life, first of all.
But also the book probably could have been a little more coherent in some respects.
And this is actually not not to go aside, but I just remembered we were at a writer's retreat together once, yes.
After range came out, and we were asked what
What are you optimizing for this year?
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