Mark Manson

I really do think it actually worked out very much in my favor that I started as an entrepreneur because I always approached my writing as an entrepreneur differently. It's funny because a lot of things I was saying about the dating market, I very much see my books as just products, right?

I really do think it actually worked out very much in my favor that I started as an entrepreneur because I always approached my writing as an entrepreneur differently. It's funny because a lot of things I was saying about the dating market, I very much see my books as just products, right?

I really do think it actually worked out very much in my favor that I started as an entrepreneur because I always approached my writing as an entrepreneur differently. It's funny because a lot of things I was saying about the dating market, I very much see my books as just products, right?

I really do think it actually worked out very much in my favor that I started as an entrepreneur because I always approached my writing as an entrepreneur differently. It's funny because a lot of things I was saying about the dating market, I very much see my books as just products, right?

I'm just kind of, I'm the not give a fuck guy, right? So it's, I'm usually just coming in for general motivation and to shake hands with everybody. So speaking is not a huge part of my model.

I'm just kind of, I'm the not give a fuck guy, right? So it's, I'm usually just coming in for general motivation and to shake hands with everybody. So speaking is not a huge part of my model.

I'm just kind of, I'm the not give a fuck guy, right? So it's, I'm usually just coming in for general motivation and to shake hands with everybody. So speaking is not a huge part of my model.

I'm just kind of, I'm the not give a fuck guy, right? So it's, I'm usually just coming in for general motivation and to shake hands with everybody. So speaking is not a huge part of my model.

I'm just kind of, I'm the not give a fuck guy, right? So it's, I'm usually just coming in for general motivation and to shake hands with everybody. So speaking is not a huge part of my model.

And it's like looking for product market fit, understanding customer demographics, ideal customer, target audience. Like these are all the same concepts, but most authors don't think about that. Actually, a very common piece of advice that I give to aspiring writers is to study copywriting. And when I tell them that, they, like, wince and get really uncomfortable.

And it's like looking for product market fit, understanding customer demographics, ideal customer, target audience. Like these are all the same concepts, but most authors don't think about that. Actually, a very common piece of advice that I give to aspiring writers is to study copywriting. And when I tell them that, they, like, wince and get really uncomfortable.

And it's like looking for product market fit, understanding customer demographics, ideal customer, target audience. Like these are all the same concepts, but most authors don't think about that. Actually, a very common piece of advice that I give to aspiring writers is to study copywriting. And when I tell them that, they, like, wince and get really uncomfortable.

And it's like looking for product market fit, understanding customer demographics, ideal customer, target audience. Like these are all the same concepts, but most authors don't think about that. Actually, a very common piece of advice that I give to aspiring writers is to study copywriting. And when I tell them that, they, like, wince and get really uncomfortable.

And it's like looking for product market fit, understanding customer demographics, ideal customer, target audience. Like these are all the same concepts, but most authors don't think about that. Actually, a very common piece of advice that I give to aspiring writers is to study copywriting. And when I tell them that, they, like, wince and get really uncomfortable.

I really do think it actually worked out very much in my favor that I started as an entrepreneur because I always approached my writing as an entrepreneur differently. It's funny because a lot of things I was saying about the dating market, I very much see my books as just products, right?

I really do think it actually worked out very much in my favor that I started as an entrepreneur because I always approached my writing as an entrepreneur differently. It's funny because a lot of things I was saying about the dating market, I very much see my books as just products, right?

I really do think it actually worked out very much in my favor that I started as an entrepreneur because I always approached my writing as an entrepreneur differently. It's funny because a lot of things I was saying about the dating market, I very much see my books as just products, right?

I really do think it actually worked out very much in my favor that I started as an entrepreneur because I always approached my writing as an entrepreneur differently. It's funny because a lot of things I was saying about the dating market, I very much see my books as just products, right?

I really do think it actually worked out very much in my favor that I started as an entrepreneur because I always approached my writing as an entrepreneur differently. It's funny because a lot of things I was saying about the dating market, I very much see my books as just products, right?

Like, they don't like hearing that, right? Because every aspiring writer has this romantic vision of being, like, the next Hemingway or whatever. Virginia Woolf or something. And it's when you tell them to go study advertising and copywriting because ultimately the business you're dealing in is attention and words command attention and certain word combinations are much more powerful than others.