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#149: Tim Duggan – How To Be Rethink Work, Share and Write Bestselling Nonfiction Books & Design A Life With Meaning
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How can you make your life and work more meaningful?
Bestselling author Tim Duggan on ideating and writing bestselling non fiction books, creating killer opening lines and plotting. We also talk about how to unclog our creativity, find meaning in our work and life through a simple hack.
We discuss:
- Tim’s outlining and editing process for non-fiction
- Finding the “anchor points” that define your personal values
- How to identify and shape a powerful book question
- The case for working less, but more meaningfully
- Building your Substack and ecosystem of trust with readers
- Lessons from the happiest country on Earth
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About Tim Duggan
Tim Duggan is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and former media executive with a passion for meaningful work and big ideas. He co-founded Junkee Media, one of Australia’s leading independent publishers, and served as Chair of the Digital Publishers Alliance. His books Cult Status and Killer Thinking became celebrated guides for purpose-driven businesses and creatives, and his latest, Work Backwards, explores how we can redesign work and life around what truly matters. Tim also writes on his Substack OUTLET, lives in Mallorca with his husband, and speaks globally about creativity, optimism, and the future of work.
Resources and Links:
- 📑Interview Transcript
- Cult Status by Tim Duggan
- Doppleganger by Naomi Klein
- Scrivener
- The Work Backwards Soundtrack
- OUTLET - Tim’s Substack
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- The Book Publicist
- Perplexity AI
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit: podcast.londonwriterssalon.com.
For free writing sessions, join free Writers’ Hours: writershour.com.
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FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS’ SALON
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Instagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalon
Facebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalon
If you’re enjoying this show, please rate and review this show!
149 episodes
Manage episode 488771355 series 3345726
How can you make your life and work more meaningful?
Bestselling author Tim Duggan on ideating and writing bestselling non fiction books, creating killer opening lines and plotting. We also talk about how to unclog our creativity, find meaning in our work and life through a simple hack.
We discuss:
- Tim’s outlining and editing process for non-fiction
- Finding the “anchor points” that define your personal values
- How to identify and shape a powerful book question
- The case for working less, but more meaningfully
- Building your Substack and ecosystem of trust with readers
- Lessons from the happiest country on Earth
*
About Tim Duggan
Tim Duggan is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and former media executive with a passion for meaningful work and big ideas. He co-founded Junkee Media, one of Australia’s leading independent publishers, and served as Chair of the Digital Publishers Alliance. His books Cult Status and Killer Thinking became celebrated guides for purpose-driven businesses and creatives, and his latest, Work Backwards, explores how we can redesign work and life around what truly matters. Tim also writes on his Substack OUTLET, lives in Mallorca with his husband, and speaks globally about creativity, optimism, and the future of work.
Resources and Links:
- 📑Interview Transcript
- Cult Status by Tim Duggan
- Doppleganger by Naomi Klein
- Scrivener
- The Work Backwards Soundtrack
- OUTLET - Tim’s Substack
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- The Book Publicist
- Perplexity AI
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit: podcast.londonwriterssalon.com.
For free writing sessions, join free Writers’ Hours: writershour.com.
*
FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS’ SALON
Twitter: twitter.com/WritersSalon
Instagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalon
Facebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalon
If you’re enjoying this show, please rate and review this show!
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