Dustin Riedesel is an author, recovered addict, leukemia survivor, a loving father, and husband. After recovering from cancer treatment, he began his running journey while concurrently working towards sobriety. Since then he’s ran three marathons, transformed his outlook on life, and recently published his latest book ‘Looks Like We're Running: An Amateur's Companion to Becoming a Marathoner’
In this episode, Dustin shares the mental framework he uses when setting goals as well as how he views running as a metaphor for life. We discuss Dustin's journey battling Leukemia, how he writes his books, and our shared love for reading.
TIMECODES:
(1:01) - Running Marathons
(6:03) - Subjective Vs. Objective Goals
(9:50) - Physical, Intellectual, & Spiritual Buckets
(16:06) - Running as a Metaphor for Life
(20:15) - Simple, But Not Easy
(26:32) - Choosing Rationality Over Sensibility
(29:44) - 3 Ways Of Facing Pain
(37:13) - Being Diagnosed With Leukemia
(41:30) - Mental Frameworks During Cancer Treatment
(46:30) - David Foster Wallace
(49:38) - AA Meetings & Cliches
(53:00) - Overcoming Addiction
(58:08) - Inspiration for Writing
(59:40) - Reading & Vocabulary
(1:01:46) - How I Fell In Love With Books
(1:06:35) - Priceless Value of Books
(1:08:08) - Slow Form Content
(1:10:16) - Why Dustin Writes
(1:17:12) - Steps For Writing a Book
(1:23:00) - Emphasis On Effort, Not Outcomes
(1:25:08) - Controlling Your Identity
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