Chapter
Handling Psychological Performance Anxiety
46:38 - 55:39 (09:00)
Neil Gaiman shares his approach towards tackling performance anxiety while writing and the types of writing projects he prefers to work on.
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Neil Gaiman discusses his thoughts on removing the psychological weight of performance anxiety in his creative work, admitting that he prefers writing for things that nobody's waiting for.
46:38 - 49:49 (03:10)
Summary
Neil Gaiman discusses his thoughts on removing the psychological weight of performance anxiety in his creative work, admitting that he prefers writing for things that nobody's waiting for.
ChapterHandling Psychological Performance Anxiety
Episode#366: Neil Gaiman — The Interview I've Waited 20 Years To Do
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Neil Gaiman, during an interview, revealed his writing technique, his experience in publishing, and how writing a page a week helped him finish his book, Coralline.
49:49 - 52:54 (03:04)
Summary
Neil Gaiman, during an interview, revealed his writing technique, his experience in publishing, and how writing a page a week helped him finish his book, Coralline.
ChapterHandling Psychological Performance Anxiety
Episode#366: Neil Gaiman — The Interview I've Waited 20 Years To Do
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Neil Gaiman used to be great at working on multiple projects simultaneously, but he now recognizes that he does not work as efficiently that way anymore.
52:54 - 55:39 (02:45)
Summary
Neil Gaiman used to be great at working on multiple projects simultaneously, but he now recognizes that he does not work as efficiently that way anymore. When he was writing American Gods, for example, he would always have the next in the 'coming to America' short stories in his head, but now realizes that he gets less done when he has too many projects going on at once.