#28: Learn Improve Master: Interview with Nick Velasquez

Book Talk Today with Aun Abdi

On Episode #28 of the Book Talk Today podcast we're joined by Nick Velasquez.

Nick is a passionate learner and devoted student of mastery. He’s the founder of the popular blog UnlimitedMastery.com, where he writes about learning science, peak performance, creativity, and mastering skills. We discussed his book 'Learn Improve Master', the creative writing process and the difference between passion and purpose, among many other things.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

2:23 - The Psychology of Money

6:05 - Fiction vs Non-Fiction

13:31 - Appreciating the content that you consume

18:26 - The philosophy of attachment

26:29 - The Map of Knowledge

34:07 - Books as a vessel of knowledge

38:56 - Passion vs. Purpose

46:06 - The routine and habits of creatives

48:32 - Aun's book idea

49:56 - The creative writing process

1:02:40 - Learning is memorising. Application is understanding.

1:05:53 - The problem of over reading

1:10:52 - Re-reading and the allure of new books

1:21:10 - The issue with book summaries

1:25:14 - Are audiobooks good?

1:30:21 - Travelling to Japan

1:36:11 - Outro

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