#323: Nathan Baugh – The Secrets Of Creativity

<p>Nathan Baugh is a writer, and student of creativity and storytelling. In this conversation, we dived deep into how a near-death experience set Nathan on a different path, how he goes about capturing ideas, why he’s venturing into YouTube, and his morning routine to write effectively.</p> <p>(0:00) Intro</p> <p>(2:51) Nathan’s Near Death Experience</p> <p>(5:06) Nathan’s Fiction Experiment</p> <p>(7:30) How To Become More Creative</p> <p>(10:53) Capturing Ideas</p> <p>(15:38) Nathan’s Dopamine Detox</p> <p>(17:22) Morning Routine</p> <p>(24:02) Why Creativity?</p> <p>(27:08) What Is Success On YouTube?</p> <p>(29:23) 3 Step Process For Getting Good At Anything</p> <p>(31:41) What Does Improvement Look Like For Creativity?</p> <p>(38:34) Why Does Nathan Enjoy Fiction?</p> <p>(47:30) Process Of Writing Book</p> <p>(52:32) Improving Taste</p> <p>(1:01:22) Trend: Non-Fiction Writers Are Going To Fiction</p> <p>(1:05:44) Setting?</p> <p>(1:08:41) Free Will Vs. Fate</p> <p>(1:13:54) What Story Are You Telling Yourself?</p> <p>(1:15:36) What Emotion Does Nathan Want People To Feel?</p> <p>(1:19:11) Nathan’s 5 Questions For Storytelling</p> <p>(1:24:12) World Building Tips For Me</p> <p>(1:29:18) Challenge</p> <p><strong>Resources Mentioned</strong></p> <ul> <li>Ed Sheehan Creativity Faucet – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbU8MSpqTac">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbU8MSpqTac</a></li> <li>On Writing by Stephen King – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816">https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816</a></li> <li>The Cup of Coffee Theory of AI by Billy Oppenheimer – <a href="https://every.to/p/the-cup-of-coffee-theory-of-ai">https://every.to/p/the-cup-of-coffee-theory-of-ai</a></li> <li>Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Inspiration/dp/0812993012">https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Inspiration/dp/0812993012</a></li> <li>Dune by Frank Herbert –