nonfiction

2 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 4, 2015 by James Altucher · across every show →

Everything said about nonfiction, oldest first

Jun 4, 2015 positive
Insight
Altucher: Read fiction for prose craft and nonfiction for ideas
“High quality nonfiction won't always have the best writing because the writer of high quality nonfiction is usually very good at their ideas or what they're writing about, but high quality fiction will be very good writing, so I learned from both.”
James Altucher Jun 4, 2015 ▶ 6:08 James Altucher: Ideas, Investing and Entrepreneurs
Oct 31, 2025 positive
Insight
Ferriss: Fiction often conveys truths more effectively than non-fiction
“I think you can actually absorb and remember truths from fiction much more effectively than you can from nonfiction oftentimes.”
Tim Ferriss Oct 31, 2025 ▶ 18:02 20VC: Tim Ferriss: Why I Walked Away From Angel Investing After Uber | How I Accidentally Lost $150 Million | Money Fixed My Problems—Then Made Me Miserable
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