Daniel Pink: How to Write Something Truly Useful | How I Write

Daniel Pink, a successful nonfiction writer, discusses his writing process, emphasizing the importance of routine, structure, and socializing ideas. He describes his daily writing ritual, which involves a rigid schedule, a set word count, and a distraction-free environment. Pink also highlights the value of talking through ideas to refine them and the necessity of visualizing a book's structure before writing. Using his book "When" as an example, he illustrates how he struggled to find the right organizing principle. He also touches on the significance of breaks, advocating for motion, being outdoors, and detaching from work during these periods. Furthermore, Pink shares his approach to choosing book topics, which involves maintaining a list of ideas and testing them through extensive book proposals.