David Perell is a writer, teacher, and podcaster. He believes writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. David seeks to help as many people publish their writing online as possible.
More than 1,500 people from more than 70 countries have participated in David’s Write of Passage programs. The five-week bootcamp draws on David’s experience writing online, building an audience, and his interviews with dozens of great writers on his How I Write Podcast.
On this episode, Chris and David discuss:
* David's upbringing and influences
* David's writing and creative processes
* How the Internet has changed the goals of writers
* The Jetski Theory, the Never Ending "Now" Theory, and other great takes explained
Links:
David on X - https://twitter.com/david_perell
How I Write Podcast:
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos
Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv?si=bb6adaa55aba4e56
Write of Passage - https://writeofpassage.com/
David's website - https://perell.com/
The 11 laws of show running - https://bit.ly/4auqkub
What the hell is going on? By David Perell - https://perell.com/essay/what-the-hell-is-going-on/
Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:03 - David’s upbringing
00:06:23 - The influence of Walt Disney
00:09:37 - The loss of soul and creativity
00:12:37 - David’s creative process
00:16:40 - How David writes
00:24:39 - Why should other people start writing?
00:28:16 - Writing in text vs. Google Docs
00:30:13 - How have people benefitted from your writing program?
00:32:03 - Storytime
00:37:12 - Great writers on Twitter
00:41:38 - How has the internet changed the goals for writers?
00:43:02 - Setting out to prove or disprove the story of Jesus
00:50:56 - The Internal Struggle of American Idolatry
01:00:36 - David explains various takes
01:22:20 - How will AI impact the world?
01:24:25 - The shiny dime theory
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