Love Your Work

About Love Your Work

Love Your Work is the intellectual playground of David Kadavy, bestselling author of three books – including Mind Management, Not Time Management – and former design advisor to Timeful – a Google-acquired productivity app. Love Your Work is where David shows you how to be productive when creativity matters, and make big breakthroughs happen in your career as a creator. Dig into the archives for insightful conversations with Dan Ariely, David Allen, Seth Godin, James Altucher, and many more. "David is an underrated writer and thinker. In an age of instant publication, he puts time, effort and great thought into the content and work he shares with the world." —Jeff Goins, bestselling author of Real Artists Don't Starve

Publisher

David Kadavy

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Dec 2015

Latest episode

2 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 326 episodes have a transcript.

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   2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why the Curious Peak Late

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about how curiosity fuels late-career breakthroughs and sustained professional growth.

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   19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   [Note] Pre-order Finish What Matters at kdv.co/fwmpod

   Host [Host Name] shares insights from writing his new book, "Finish What Matters," guiding listeners to prioritize impactful ideas and complete their most important work.

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   12 Jan 2026

   [NOTE] My next book: Finish What Matters Preview Edition at kdv.co/fwmpre

   Hello, Love Your Work listeners, those who still have this pod in your feeds – thank you for staying subscribed! I do not have a new episode for you, per se, though I've certainly thought about making new episodes, the bandwidth hasn't been there, because I have been long and hard at work on my next book, Finish What Matters! In short, you can buy the preview edition at https://kdv.co/fwmpre, but also let me tell you about it. Yes, after all the talk I made on this show about the subject of finishing projects, after all the mini episodes I published with various ideas such as the project halfpipe, the foundation effect, and Leonardo and Raphael, I finally have something ready to show you. Ironically, it has taken me a very long time to finish – or at least get close to finishing – this book. I thought I had the answers going into this one, but after digging deep into why projects – creative projects specifically – don't get finished, I have learned so much. Basically, there are really good reasons we don't always finish what matters. The creative process is open-ended, some of us have more open-ended cognitive styles, and we just don't know if finishing is going to be worth it! So it's no wonder we succumb to shiny object syndrome and struggle with motivation, and second-guess ourselves when we receive criticism. I have surveyed you in the hundreds, I've interviewed you by the dozens. I have studied the great creators throughout history, I have traveled to Italy to immerse myself in the worlds of Leonardo and Raphael. Most important, I have locked myself in a cabin in the mountains, pondering these obstacles to finishing, and what to do about them. And now, after five years of work, I have something ready to show you. I have a publicly announced schedule of deadlines by which I will deliver to you every chapter. I have on the calendar a lecture series through which to share these concepts, and even a small-group finishing cohort to help a handful of you get a project done in Q1. So if you are interested, please visit kdv.co/fwmpre to learn more and buy the Preview Edition. This is the third and FINAL book in the Getting Art Done series, which I started ten years ago, and which has taught me so much I can't believe. I cannot wait to share it with you, and I can hardly wait to speak to you again here or on some other podcast or some other podcast-like-thing at some date in the future. Thank you, happy new year, and here's to you getting it done in Q1.

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Why the Curious Peak Late

Published 2 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] As you might expect from an economist, he started by tracking the values of paintings at auction. He then measured influence by tracking how often each piece was cited in art history books. And Gallatin expected to find a neat pattern. He expected to find something that more or less experienced painters did more valuable and influential work. Instead, he found two distinct trajectories. One group peaked early, the other peaked late. Now, two archetypal examples are Picasso and Cezanne. Picasso did his best work at 26. He lived into his 90s. He never matched that significance. Cezanne did better work as time went on. […]

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