Gretchen Rubin
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And I thought, well, power, money, fame, sex.
And I thought, well, power, money, fame, sex.
I was like, power, money, fame, sex.
I was like, power, money, fame, sex.
and i just started researching and researching which is something that happens to me all the time ever since i was like eight years old so that was not unusual but this just kept going and going and going and finally i thought to myself well i'm doing the kind of research and note-taking that a person would do if they were going to write a book and then i thought well maybe i could write that book that is what i'm doing in my free time i'm doing all this maybe and so i went out and got a book called how to write and sell your non-fiction book proposal and i just followed the directions
and i just started researching and researching which is something that happens to me all the time ever since i was like eight years old so that was not unusual but this just kept going and going and going and finally i thought to myself well i'm doing the kind of research and note-taking that a person would do if they were going to write a book and then i thought well maybe i could write that book that is what i'm doing in my free time i'm doing all this maybe and so i went out and got a book called how to write and sell your non-fiction book proposal and i just followed the directions
I feel like not a day goes by that I do not think about that.
I feel like not a day goes by that I do not think about that.
No, I think a really good test is do you like to talk shop?
No, I think a really good test is do you like to talk shop?
And, you know, sometimes people act like, oh, it's not good.
And, you know, sometimes people act like, oh, it's not good.
Like people talking shop, it's like they have no interest or they're like so narrow.
Like people talking shop, it's like they have no interest or they're like so narrow.
And I'm like, no, we love we're talking shop because we love it.
And I'm like, no, we love we're talking shop because we love it.
No, I think you're exactly right.
No, I think you're exactly right.
And one of the reasons that people drift is like they just exactly as you see, you just like get caught up in the moment and you don't have time for reflection.
And one of the reasons that people drift is like they just exactly as you see, you just like get caught up in the moment and you don't have time for reflection.