The Art of Memoir
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The Art of Memoir has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Tim Ferriss Show. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Mary KarrAmerican memoirist and poet, author of The Liars' Club and The Art of Memoir
Karr argues that smell is the most primordial and emotional form of memory and uses it in writing exercises.
“smell is the most primordial thing. memory and the most emotional memory and it's stored way back in that snake brain hypothalamus”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More (Aug 5, 2026) · Listen from 32:17
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- The Tim Ferriss Show · 1 episode
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#878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and MoreThe Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 5, 2026 · 59 min
Tim Ferriss compiles writing advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Anne Lamott, Joyce Carol Oates, Jerry Seinfeld, Mary Karr, Brandon Sanderson and Seth Godin on starting, persisting and finishing.