Jennifer Egan is not only a Pulitzer prize-winning novelist, she's also written short stories and award-winning magazine journalism and is as funny, fascinating, and open IRL as she is on the page. In this episode we talk about: - Egan’s writing process - The power of writing by hand - The shocking, relentless, ruthless discipline that she imposes on herself to never do the same thing twice as she’s writing - Curiosity, awe, and panic attacks - How she handles feedback - Her feelings of insubstantiality - Our cultures fetishization of authenticity - The impact of success on her work - AI and our possible technological futures Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/jennifer-egan Learn more about Ten Percent Happier podcast at http://www.tenpercent.com/podcast. Check out guided meditations alongside practical teachings in the Ten Percent Happier app. Click here [https://10percenthappier.app.link/ins...] to get started. #danharris #dharma #healthandwellness #Meditation #mentalhealth #mindfulness #mindfulnessteacher #adults #anxiety #buddha #buddhism #fitness #health #interview #meditate #men #mental #help #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #podcast #mentalhealthtips #mindfulnessmeditation #science #selfawareness #selfhelp #selfhealing #tph #tenpercenthappier #tenpercent #panicattack #panicattackrelief #anxietyrelief #anxietytips