Truth, Lies & Work

# book writing

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11:36The calculated decision behind the short bookAl Elliott: I'm curious, when all of Ken's peers at the time were writing 300, 400-page books, he decided to write one that was a quarter the size. What went through his head, do you think, when he was writing that book?EP 291 · 9 Apr 2026·interview· 11:36–14:3939:58Aoife's favourite chapter to writeAoife O'Brien: So, that's an interesting question because before I wrote the capabilities section, I was like, I can't wait to dive into all of this. And it's about productivity, which I love and I've been talking about EP 255 · 4 Dec 2025·interview· 39:58–44:3713:49Choosing the name 'Feminine Intelligence'Elina Teboul: This was so difficult. For the entire 2 years of writing this book and then the next year of the publication process, I kept thinking I was gonna find a different title. I played with hidden intelligence anEP 197 · 15 May 2025·interview· 13:49–17:57

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