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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:46 Accepting Your Story's Value
00:06:54 Curiosity about other comedians and comedy
00:12:16 The elusiveness of comedy
00:12:27 Comedy's timeliness and holding up over time
00:17:32 The power of specific and relatable storytelling
00:20:26 Lena Dunham's Show and Underrepresented Stories
00:21:37 Writing and Self-Help Books
00:27:09 Lack of Emotional Communication in the Past
00:30:34 Love as Materialism
00:33:41 Ad break
00:34:40 The Importance of Support
00:36:49 The Path of Comedy
00:41:32 Finding Your People and Pursuing Your Passion
00:43:19 Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey
00:48:15 Creating The Ben Stiller Show
00:50:39 Directing opportunities and collaboration
00:51:12 Productivity and workaholism
00:58:04 Mentorship and the influence of Garry Shandling
01:12:09 Regrets and Failures of Generosity
01:13:33 David Milch's Writing Process
01:14:55 Creating Circumstances for Flow State
01:22:02 Writing Process and Morning Pages Discussion about the writing process
01:26:38 Conflict Between Writers Guild and Industry
01:29:40 Impact of production delays on the entertainment industry
01:31:33 The impact of metadata on creativity
01:38:41 The need for experimentation in the entertainment industry
01:40:06 The success of Squid Game and Beef as fresh and new shows
01:45:52 The impact of social media on young people
01:48:48 Importance of having a reason and passion for creativity
01:50:22 The diversity of opinions and preferences in entertainment
01:52:23 Dealing with criticism and not seeking validation from everyone
01:54:32 Judd's question for Rich - How to enjoy working out?
02:07:53 Closing remarks

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