#327: Billy Oppenheimer – The Work Is The Win

Billy Oppenheimer is a writer. He is also the research assistant for Ryan Holiday. In this conversation, we spoke about the future of AI and writing, playing the long game, why everything is a remix, what he learned driving Robert Greene from the airport, and why the work is the win. (0:00) Intro (3:02) Uncle Bill (6:09) Ryan Holiday (14:21) Research (19:11) Writing Process (22:41) Coffee Cup Theory of AI (26:01) Improving Taste (30:51) ChatGPT (35:02) Creativity (37:09) The Nerdy Dopamine Pathway (41:20) How To Get Lucky (46:09) Rick Rubin Connection (50:00) Goal Setting? (51:49) The Work Is The Win (54:02) Robert Greene (1:04:02) Be Okay Being The Freak (1:07:24) Play The Long Game (1:08:31) What Do You Admire? (1:12:42) What Does Billy Love About Writing? (1:15:45) Everything Is A Remix (1:17:01) Falcon Oath (& Exploration) (1:21:03) Challenges Resources The Cup of Coffee Theory of AI – https://every.to/p/the-cup-of-coffee-theory-of-ai First We Read, Then We Write – https://www.amazon.com/First-We-Read-Then-Write/dp/1587297930 I Can’t Make This Up by Kevin Hart – https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Make-This-Up-Lessons/dp/1501155571 Billy’s Rick Rubin Thread – https://twitter.com/bpoppenheimer/status/1596600415067537409 Fluke by Morgan Housel – https://collabfund.com/blog/fluke Billy’s Links Six at 6 Newsletter: https://billyoppenheimer.com/newsletter Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpoppenheimer My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda