Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Brian Koppelman practices transcendental meditation for 20 minutes twice a day
• If you don’t follow your creativity and allow your creative impulses to die, a part of you dies as well
  • “And like any form of death, it would be toxic. And this toxicity would ooze out of me onto those I love. It would make me a worse father, a worse husband, a worse friend.” – Brian Koppelman
• You don’t need to quit your job to pursue a creative endeavor, all you have to do is wake up an hour earlier
  • “You’d be amazed what you can do if you get up an hour earlier” – Brian Koppelman
• Life advice:
  • Do work that you feel is meaningful and be nice to people
  • Eat well and get plenty of sleep
  • Think about your death, it will help clarify what’s important in life
    • If you realize that everything you love will be taken away one day, it makes you appreciate the things you love even more

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Writer and director Brian Koppelman discusses his career ups and downs, dealing with fear, and learning to live a meaningful life.

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