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The speaker talks about his childhood interests of sports, music, and writing, and how he ended up reading a critical biography by Jonathan Yardley on a writer named Ring Lardner, who was not as great a person as his works.
32:54 - 34:33 (01:38)
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The speaker talks about his childhood interests of sports, music, and writing, and how he ended up reading a critical biography by Jonathan Yardley on a writer named Ring Lardner, who was not as great a person as his works.
ChapterThe Advantages of Entrepreneurship
Episode#199: Stephen Dubner -- The Art of Storytelling and Facing Malcolm Gladwell in a Fist Fight
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this episode, Stephen Dubner talks about how reading the biography of Ring Lardner provided a blueprint for his life and decision to pursue writing as a career.
34:33 - 36:52 (02:18)
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In this episode, Stephen Dubner talks about how reading the biography of Ring Lardner provided a blueprint for his life and decision to pursue writing as a career. He also discusses his bestselling book Freakonomics and the impact that his collaboration with economist Steve Levitt had on his career.
ChapterThe Advantages of Entrepreneurship
Episode#199: Stephen Dubner -- The Art of Storytelling and Facing Malcolm Gladwell in a Fist Fight
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The advantages of entrepreneurialism are huge and although the headaches can be huge too, it's easier to have your own production company to do your own work and control the production as it gives you the latitude and leverage to do your best work.
36:52 - 39:18 (02:26)
Summary
The advantages of entrepreneurialism are huge and although the headaches can be huge too, it's easier to have your own production company to do your own work and control the production as it gives you the latitude and leverage to do your best work.