# The Pilot and the Writer ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article1.be68295a7e40.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[Jamie Todd Rubin]] - Full Title: The Pilot and the Writer - Category: #articles - URL: https://www.inoreader.com/article/3a9c6e7567510304-the-pilot-and-the-writer ## Highlights - In school I was taught that it was important to set a goal, but not taught how to frame a goal in such a way that it was not a one-time achievement but a state-of-being: seeing the country by private plane vs. becoming a pilot; making a living as a writer vs. selling a story.