#067: Christmas conversations; mindset, rest, lessons, goals, and beards with Luke Kondor and Daniel Willcocks

Activated Authors

English - December 25, 2020 00:01 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: #066: Victoria LK Williams – Getting cozy with mystery, finding balance between the light and the dark side, and tips for Florida gardening.

Next Episode: BONUS: The "Writes and Wrongs" of Book Covers, feat John L. Monk (A Great Writers Learn miniseries, ep 1 of 6)

In this week’s episode, Dan invites collaborator, author, and friend, Luke Kondor onto the show to talk all things creativity, learning, 2020, and plans for 2021.

In this episode we go deep into:

The origin of Dan and Luke
Trying to remain productive in 2021
Learning games development
Luke’s journey into publishing through small presses
The fleeting buzz of external validation
Making it in the publishing business and surrounding yourself in the art
Keeping on top of your mental health
How we’ve changed over our podcast careers
Bluster and bravado when starting out and why that’s not valuable
Getting started in podcasting
The secret to talking to Josh Malerman
Top interview guests from over the years
Our top podcasts for getting motivated
Flipping trinkets with Gary Vaynerchuk
Therapeutic nature of upcycling
Luke’s beard journey
The power of journaling to process life
Looking back over the last 1, 5, 10 years
Dan and Luke’s “Tough Mudder” experience
Enjoying the process, and conquering the obstacles along the way
Why Dan and Luke run, and how to deal with the discomfort
Parallels between writing and running
Why setting yourself constraints can make you more productive
Winning the day
Luke’s systems for getting things done
Finding the writer that you are
Writing fiction that means something and brings you joy
Greatest lesson learned from this year
What we're hoping to achieve in 2021

Find out more about Luke and Dan:

https://danielwillcocks.com/

http://www.lukekondor.com/

Links from the show:

The Story Studio podcast: https://pod.link/1140596479

Luke on GWS ep 001: https://pod.link/1473869415/episode/ZjZkZTAyZDYtZmRkZS00YTFmLWI0ZWYtMmUzYTlmNjQzNTA3

Hawk and Cleaver: http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/

Luke’s short film “Keith”: https://vimeo.com/125879832

Max Booth III on TSS ep 042: https://pod.link/1140596479/episode/MDM2ZjgzODQtMGExNy00NGVjLThjM2UtM2UwZWQzMjFkZDQy

Josh Malerman on GWS ep 063: https://pod.link/1473869415/episode/MjMxZWU5ZDAtOGM2OS00ODc1LTlkODItMjQ4MjZhNzc3Zjll

Jonathan Janz on GWS ep 027: https://pod.link/1473869415/episode/MDFkZDAxZjUtMzYyMy00NGU2LTg0M2YtYTRkMmYwMWZjZWM2

The Tim Ferriss Show: https://pod.link/863897795

Impact Theory w/ Tom Bilyeau: https://pod.link/1191775648

Danica Patrick: https://pod.link/1465014169

Gary Vaynerchuk: https://pod.link/928159684

Jack Conte's YouTube:

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