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One Small Stride at a Time · The Daily Writer

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for creative success.
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  SPEAKER_00: For most people, running a marathon is a pretty big deal.
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  SPEAKER_00: The distance of 26.2 miles is a long way for one person to run in a single go.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, how do people actually pull it off?
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  SPEAKER_00: What's the process for actually completing a marathon?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, let's start with the obvious.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you break down a marathon into smaller sections, you come up with a certain number of miles, 26.2 of them to be exact.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then you can break those down into half miles or even quarter miles.
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  SPEAKER_00: But what is the simplest singular motion that causes a runner to be able to complete a marathon?
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you break it down, it is the single stride, which for the average person is between 2.1 and 2.5 feet.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it takes the average runner somewhere between 55,000 and 63,000 strides to complete a marathon.
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  SPEAKER_00: It sounds like a lot of strides, doesn't it?
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  SPEAKER_00: But now you have a specific number that you can actually get your head around.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, interestingly enough, the number of words in an average nonfiction book is around 50,000 words.
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  SPEAKER_00: So you can think of writing a book almost like running a marathon.
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  SPEAKER_00: But how do you get it done?
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  SPEAKER_00: How does a runner complete a marathon and how does a writer complete a book?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, the answer is you keep moving no matter what.
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  SPEAKER_00: The screenwriter and Hollywood producer Brian Koppelman said, resilience is a writer's best friend.
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  SPEAKER_00: Train like a marathon runner, move a little further each day despite the pain.
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  SPEAKER_00: So there's no special trick to writing a book or running a marathon for that matter.
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  SPEAKER_00: Training, persistence, and action.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's putting one word after another and keeping on moving until you reach the finish line.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.