
Why You Should Push Yourself to Do Hard Things | Nat Eliason (Author)
About this episode
My guest today is Nat Eliason, one of my favorite writers online. Nat is the author of Crypto Confidential, a real-life thriller about how he made and lost millions in crypto. We also talked about how Nat uses AI to edit his writing, why he pushes himself to do hard things like writing a sci-fi novel, and his advice for aspiring creators on avoiding the dark side of the creator economy. Nat is a personal inspiration to me. If you enjoy our conversation, please like and subscribe to support the podcast and check out Nat's new book: https://www.nateliason.com/crypto-confidential Timestamps: (00:00) Prove to yourself that you can do hard things
(00:56) Introducing Nat
(02:06) Using AI to edit his non-fiction writing
(08:03) Why Nat is writing a sci-fi book
(11:42) 3 ways Nat is using AI to write his sci-fi book
(17:33) Using AI to fill in details about a sci-fi setting
(19:22) Novel Crafter as an advanced AI writing tool
(22:57) Why Nat got into crypto with a new baby coming
(26:50) Nat's lowest moment in crypto losing $35,000 in one night
(30:27) Why you must push yourself to do hard things
(34:36) How Nat keeps motivated through small wins
(38:26) The dark side of the creator economy
(41:43) How to avoid making content that you hate
(45:47) Advice for aspiring creators Where to find Nat: X: https://x.com/nateliason Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/do-hard-things-ai-nat-eliason 📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!
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