{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fce187157b6bc05a8835b76/6411094040b0590011d0c9cb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How to Find Real Life in Stories with George Saunders","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fce187157b6bc05a8835b76/1678838043558-eb114edce9f598a6e4abb5843ef20ad1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>In This Episode, We Discuss How Find Real Life in Stories.</strong> You’ll learn:</p><ul><li>How slowing down the mind and increasing concentration leads to freshness in the creative process</li><li>Why we need to pay attention to both our natural and habitual tendencies</li><li>Why there is power in moments of uncertainty and how we can one navigate them</li><li>How fear and doubt are common struggles when trying to create something meaningful</li><li>How specificity leads to higher levels of thinking and less reactive behaviors</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>George Saunders&nbsp;</strong>is the #1&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;bestselling author of eleven books, including&nbsp;<em>A Swim in a Pond in the Rain; Lincoln in the Bardo,</em>&nbsp;which won the Booker Prize;&nbsp;<em>Congratulations, by the Way; Tenth of December,</em>&nbsp;a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the inaugural Folio Award;&nbsp;<em>The Braindead Megaphone;</em>&nbsp;and the critically acclaimed collections&nbsp;<em>CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Pastoralia,</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>In Persuasion Nation</em>. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with George Saunders: </strong><a href=\"https://georgesaundersbooks.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Website</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Want a simple and easy way to help you remember what you’re learning from the show? <a href=\"https://www.oneyoufeed.net/text\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up now for our FREE text messages</a>! We send a few texts out every week to remind and encourage you to engage with the week’s podcast topics, in a short and simple format. If you’d like to hear from us a few times a week via text, <a href=\"https://www.oneyoufeed.net/text\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">click here</a> to sign up for FREE!</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed this conversation with George Saunders check out these other episodes:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.oneyoufeed.net/writingtransformation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Writing and Transformation with George Saunders</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.oneyoufeed.net/inventions-in-literature/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Inventions in Literature with Angus Fletcher</a></p>","author_name":"Eric Zimmer"}