His Phil Knight anecdote is used to separate enthusiasm for writing from actual literary vocation or depth.
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Enthusiasm
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "exactly i mean this is a universal truth okay it's something that i've experienced in my life where um when i write novels like..."
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"exactly i mean this is a universal truth okay it's something that i've experienced in my life where um when i write novels like..."
"of nike and and she was telling us how obsessed phil knight is with writing a book in fact phil knight would just come..."
"he's not a very good writer but he is just so joyful and enthusiastic and happy about writing he says he wants to write..."
"...of provinces, but off bordellos. That noble soul had said. Such enthusiasm. His city's sweet name was enough for him to welcome their, his..."
"...far more by economics than it is by religious purity or enthusiasm, I don't expect that to be the primary driver and a very..."
"...really a form of thinking, but the idea of thinking or enthusiasm, as I said, of not being, of being, to me, it's a..."
"...running around doing these stupid tasks to show their loyalty and enthusiasm to Trump. And that's what the Caribbean mission might be about. Like,..."
"...see that this you know there was this kind of immense enthusiasm and view that this was kind of saving and raising up the..."
"...hand, if you ask questions, you're a troublemaker. They take whatever enthusiasm for learning, whatever curiosity the kid has, and basically just, you know,..."
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