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#030 - Nicole (@startingfromnix) on Writing, Introspection, Identity & Pursuing Meaning
Nicole (@startingfromnix) is a writer. We talk about writing, introspection, being heart- vs. head-heavy, what’s core to your identity, pursuing meaning over ego, living in the present, depth and endurance, and more.
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(00:41) Writes helps you clarify your thoughts
(02:49) The taste gap & inching closer to what you want to write
(05:47) Focusing on the process
(08:46) Self-excavation & tracking your evolution
(10:48) What's core to your identity vs. malleable & a result of your environment
(13:52) Suppressing sensitivity
(15:40) Pseudonymity & keeping your identities separate
(17:14) High vs low self-monitoring
(20:22) Becoming more heart-heavy
(29:01) Find people who are free in different ways
(34:07) Living in the present
(37:55) Reflecting vs. living
(41:42) Curiosity vs. efficiency
(45:02) Disposability vs. depth
(48:31) Is it ego or is it meaning
(51:24) Overanalyzing yourself
(54:09) Awareness, agency, & curiosity
(56:15) Finding wisdom
(58:25) Nicole’s final question
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Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/startingfromnix
Nicole’s Site: https://nicoles.substack.com/
Spencer’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R
Spencer’s Blog: https://spencerkier.substack.com
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Nicole (@startingfromnix) is a writer. We talk about writing, introspection, being heart- vs. head-heavy, what’s core to your identity, pursuing meaning over ego, living in the present, depth and endurance, and more.
—
(00:41) Writes helps you clarify your thoughts
(02:49) The taste gap & inching closer to what you want to write
(05:47) Focusing on the process
(08:46) Self-excavation & tracking your evolution
(10:48) What's core to your identity vs. malleable & a result of your environment
(13:52) Suppressing sensitivity
(15:40) Pseudonymity & keeping your identities separate
(17:14) High vs low self-monitoring
(20:22) Becoming more heart-heavy
(29:01) Find people who are free in different ways
(34:07) Living in the present
(37:55) Reflecting vs. living
(41:42) Curiosity vs. efficiency
(45:02) Disposability vs. depth
(48:31) Is it ego or is it meaning
(51:24) Overanalyzing yourself
(54:09) Awareness, agency, & curiosity
(56:15) Finding wisdom
(58:25) Nicole’s final question
—
Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/startingfromnix
Nicole’s Site: https://nicoles.substack.com/
Spencer’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R
Spencer’s Blog: https://spencerkier.substack.com
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