How to make interesting things and meet interesting people

Most people have heard the quote "An unexamined life is not worth living" but what Socrates failed to expand upon is how you actually need to live a life worth examining in the first place.

Psychotherapist Sheldon Kopp says that “The unlived life is not worth examining” and it's hard to disagree.

Steven Pressfield, author of 'The War of Art' and, the book I'm currently reading, 'Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit' has certainly lived a life worth examining.

He wrote for 17 years before ever earning a penny from his writing, taking another 10 years before his first novel was published and working in 21 different jobs across 11 states to get by.

From advertising to driving tractors to being a screenwriter, throughout his writing Pressfield shares countless stories, analogies and anecdotes to make his points.

You can see that his ideas come from lessons he's earned not just theory he learned.

If you want to make interesting content, have interesting opportunities and meet interesting people it's simple, you need to lead an interesting life.

This means taking calculated risks, exposing yourself to more opportunities and opening yourself up to serendipity.

You can't expect anyone to care unless you actually have some skin in the game.

Would you rather learn about running a business from someone who has built multiple successful businesses or someone who's studied the theory?

Once you focus on living an interesting life the opportunities you're presented, the friendships you'll build and the stories you'll collect will all improve.

The important first step is to put yourself in the position to live an interesting life.