Daniel Pink is one of the most successful nonfiction authors of the past 20 years. He was the chief speechwriter for Al Gore and is the author of seven books like Drive and To Sell is Human. This interview is all about how he writes: the "fresh but familiar" mantra for every book, how to write a book proposal, how writing is like engineering, and the writing routine he uses to finish books. Timestamps: 1:54 Daniel's writing routine 9:14 The science of breaks 17:46 How to write a book proposal 25:06 Why write? 32:09 Lessons from writing a play 38:47 Daniel's best writing lessons 49:31 The most important question to ask I've shared the full conversation below. But because this isn't the best place to watch an interview of this sort, I've shared the full thing on YouTube, and also on Apple / Spotify. For a glance at the episode, check out the clips I've shared in the reply tweets.