Ep. 1105 – The Onion Founder’s Secrets to Hatching Ideas Like Clockwork with Scott Dikkers (@ScottDikkers)
“Work tirelessly on the things that you love. Don't worry about ‘failing.’ Don't worry about producing work that you don't think is any good, because that's an essential crucible that you have to get through.” – Scott Dikkers
Today’s featured #1 New York Times bestselling author is a keynote speaker, Peabody Award Winner, Thurber Prize winner for American Humor, and the founder of TheOnion.com, Scott Dikkers. Scott and I had a fun on a bun chat about his latest book, “Creativity Machine: How to Innovate, Brainstorm, and Hatch Great Ideas on Command”, his unconventional midnight writing schedule, mentoring talent, and more!!
Key Things You’ll Learn:
What inspired Scott’s new book, “Creativity Machine”
Some of the common myths about creativity
How experience has improved his ability to connect with an audience
What setback led to Scott creating more success
Scott’s Site: https://www.scottdikkers.com/
Scott’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001IGFMTE/allbooks
Scott’s Substack: https://scottdikkers.substack.com/
Scott’s App: https://comedymastermind.com/
The opening track is titled, “Unknown From M.E. | Sonic Adventure 2 ~ City Pop Remix” by Iridium Beats. To listen to and download the full track, click the following link. https://www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-adventure-136084016
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