The speaker reflects on writing his life story, stating that he had said everything he wanted to say about the topic in his book, which was eventually edited down by 30% to a still quite lengthy 200,000 words.
The speaker shares his blueprint for writing a great book, emphasizing the need for a good writing process. He also expresses his thoughts on the importance of reading and how to go about it.
In this podcast episode, the guest speaker recommends two books - "The Tao Te Ching" and "The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity" - that helped him simplify the complexities of life and improve his overall well-being.
The author discusses the importance of readers knowing that the book was written while he had stage four cancer and how he has changed as a person during this process.
The speaker talks about their desire to write a self-help book after being inspired by reading books from David Goggins and Jocko Wilnig.