Jon Acuff on His Slow, Painful, Personal Do Over
The best-selling author talks about losing and rediscovering his creative voice with his new book, Do Over.

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Listen to this episode of The Moment with guest Jon Acuff:
This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks with New York Times best-selling author Jon Acuff about how good it feels to write a book you believe in, like his new one Do Over. They also discuss the shortcomings of his second book, Start. Jon reflects on his time with the Dave Ramsey team, living as a blocked artist, and how there are no quick fixes.

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Discussed in the podcast this week:
- Jon Acuff’s books, including Stuff Christians Like, Quitter, Start, and Do Over
- The Moment’s interview with Seth Godin (10/7/14)
- John Sarno’s Healing Back Pain
- Philippe Petit’s book On the High Wire
- John Waitzkin’s book The Art of Learning
- “Gov. Scott Walker: “I Don’t Know” if Obama Is Christian”
- Michael Jordan’s dunk on Patrick Ewing
- Louis C.K. on cellphones
- Dusty Springfield’s “Son of a Preacher Man”
- Mad Men
- The Moment interview with Adam Duritz (9/2/14)
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