Why Andrew Ross Sorkin Spent 8 Years Chasing One Story

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<p>How do you stay locked in on one project for eight years? Andrew Ross Sorkin shares what he learned while writing his bestselling book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/1929-the-inside-story-of-the-greatest-crash-in-wall-street-history-1?_pos=1&amp;_sid=4d3da5615&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How It Shattered a Nation</em></a>&nbsp;in today’s conversation with Ryan. They talk about what it really takes to write a massive, deeply researched book while juggling a demanding career and family life. Andrew opens up about the fear, insecurity, and obsession that fueled his eight year journey into the world of 1929. Ryan and Andrew get into why writing still feels hard for him, the surprising reality of how much of history comes down to human behavior, and the strange process of trying to understand people who lived a century ago.</p><br><p>Andrew Ross Sorkin<strong>&nbsp;</strong>is a financial columnist for&nbsp;<em>The New York Times</em>&nbsp;and a co-anchor of CNBC's&nbsp;<em>Squawk Box.</em>&nbsp;He is also the founder and editor of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/section/business/dealbook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DealBook</a>, a financial news service published by&nbsp;<em>The New York Times</em>. He wrote the bestselling book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/too-big-to-fail-the-inside-story-of-how-wall-street-and-washington-fought-to-save-the-financial-system-and-themselves?_pos=3&amp;_sid=4d3da5615&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Too Big to Fail</em></a>&nbsp;and co-produced a movie adaptation of the book for HBO Films. He is also a co-creator of the Showtime series&nbsp;<em>Billions</em>. His new book is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/1929-the-inside-story-of-the-greatest-crash-in-wall-street-history-1?_pos=1&amp;_sid=4d3da5615&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation</em></a>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can grab signed copies of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/1929-the-inside-story-of-the-greatest-crash-in-wall-street-history-1?_pos=1&amp;_sid=4d3da5615&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>1929</em></a>&nbsp;by Andrew Ross Sorkin at The Painted Porch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/1929-the-inside-story-of-the-greatest-crash-in-wall-street-history-1?_pos=1&amp;_sid=4d3da5615&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thepaintedporch.com/</a></p><br><p>Follow Andrew Ross Sorkin on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/sorkinsays/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram @SorkinSays</a>&nbsp;and on&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/andrewrsorkin?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X @AndrewRSorkin&nbsp;</a></p><br><p>🎥 Watch the video episodes on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;The Daily Stoic YouTube channel</a>:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Instagram</a>:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at<a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><br><p>🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store:<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>📱 Follow us:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Instagram</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;YouTube</a>,<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;TikTok</a>, and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>