Hey all! Steve Kamb, author of Level Up Your Life here. I'm so freaking excited that my book is finally on shelves today. Think of it as a strategy guide for life, helping you do the things you've always wanted to do but can't seem to get started on. It mixes nerd culture, game mechanics, and behavioral psychology. Oh, and you can make your own character and turn life into a freaking game!
I'll be here all day answering questions and replying to comments as they come in!
@maneesh I love you too Maneesh. Don't ever change :)
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Hey Steve, I'm a big fan of your site, and I'll definitely check out the book.
One thing that always impressed me about Nerd Fitness was the length and quality of your posts -- they're always really well written, well structured, and researched in a good amount of depth. So I'm curious: what does your writing process look like, both for the blog and for this book?
@andrewglynch hey Andrew! I try to write every morning, even on mornings when I don't want to. I know if I check email as soon as I wake up, my morning is shot. So I block time wasting websites, I close gmail, and I open a google doc, word doc, or wordpress blog post and start typing. I put on a great playlist, grab a cup of coffee (black, like Jack Reacher drinks it), and start typing.
More often than not, by the time I get through my first 100 or 200 words I start to get the creative juices flowing and more ideas beget more ideas. I'll often open a second tab where I keep track of additional blog post ideas.
From there, it's off to pubmed.com to find studies to back up my research and arguments, then to photopin.com to find lego photos, and then off to Taylor (Team NF Editor!) who hacks my work to pieces and makes me write better :)
Steve's content has been essential - be it his blog posts or the Nerd Fitness Academy - to helping me better my life. I'm sure the book will do the same. Stoked to grab my copy.
@stevekamb been following your blog for years now - great to see you've made the plunge into the wide world of publishing. Looking forward to picking up the book (even though not available until March in hardback in the UK!) What's your favourite part of the book? Which section or chapter do you feel will have most impact to readers?
@thetomwhatley Hey Tom! Sorry to hear it's not available til March over in the UK - that's up to my publisher. HOWEVER, it does give me an excuse to come on over there for a "tour" stop, right?
My favorite part of the book is probably the first few chapters and all of the stuff that is NOT health and fitness related (which is a big portion of the book). It was really fun to stretch my wings with this book and cover topics and my own backstory that I don't get to talk about much at NerdFitness.com
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@stevekamb@thetomwhatley Steve, if you come over to the UK, let me know (or, you know, just email your list) -- it'd be great to hang out and grab a drink or a coffee, and I'm sure you'd have a good crowd come out to meet you!
@stevekamb congrats! I'm a huge fan of Nerd Fitness, you've converted me to Paleo and your blog archive is a huge inspiration. Count me in for whatever event you're coming to in London and I'm excited to read the book when it's out!
@stevekamb! So you've discussed working on being Captain America strong which is awesome. So let me ask this, you get to choose one super power, what do you choose and why?
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