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Mashing up Genres in Writing
17:40 - 26:59 (09:18)
The author discusses how she enjoys books where she feels the author's presence and how she likes to break the rules when it comes to genres in writing.
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The speaker discusses the pressures on young people to prove themselves early on and how she gradually wrote her first book at age 22, before discussing the essay that brought her into the public eye.
17:40 - 20:05 (02:24)
Summary
The speaker discusses the pressures on young people to prove themselves early on and how she gradually wrote her first book at age 22, before discussing the essay that brought her into the public eye.
ChapterMashing up Genres in Writing
Episode#118: How Philosophy Can Change Your Life, Alain de Botton
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
This podcast discusses the merging of literature and self-help books, as a tool for promoting the idea that high culture can be accessible and useful to everyday people.
20:05 - 22:28 (02:22)
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This podcast discusses the merging of literature and self-help books, as a tool for promoting the idea that high culture can be accessible and useful to everyday people. This is evident in the book "How Proofs Can Change Your Life" by mathematician John Polkinghorne.
ChapterMashing up Genres in Writing
Episode#118: How Philosophy Can Change Your Life, Alain de Botton
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In "On Love", Alain de Botton crafted a mixture of analysis and sensory description, creating a love story that also analyzed the complexities of love.
22:27 - 23:31 (01:03)
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In "On Love", Alain de Botton crafted a mixture of analysis and sensory description, creating a love story that also analyzed the complexities of love. The novel was a departure from traditional novels that only focus on showing, not telling.
ChapterMashing up Genres in Writing
Episode#118: How Philosophy Can Change Your Life, Alain de Botton
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker talks about how he enjoys books where the author's presence can be felt, and how he does not always follow the traditional models of writing.
23:31 - 26:59 (03:27)
Summary
The speaker talks about how he enjoys books where the author's presence can be felt, and how he does not always follow the traditional models of writing. He also discusses the impact of Proust's novel, which he views as a philosophical work on the search to live fully.