About this episode

Nick Allbrook discusses the importance of hard work and being attuned to one's environment in the creative process.

"Hard work is important, and it feels good. My family put a lot of stake into working hard, so it's been ingrained in me," Nick Allbrook of Pond told me. We did this interview at 6:30am his time, so that's all you need to know about his discipline. But hard work means nothing if you're not attuned to your environment. Allbrook has that covered too: "You miss out on all of life's beautiful moments and forget that you're a writer if you're always staring at your phone. Once you put it dow...

People in this episode

Host: Ben Opipari

Guest: Nick Allbrook

Topics covered

• hard work
• discipline
• writing process
• music
• environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pond

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