David Perell is prolific writer and online educator, who runs a writing school called “Write of Passage”. David also hosts the “The North Star Podcast” featuring interviews with writers, athletes, and entrepreneurs.
Important Links:
- Website: [https://perell.com/]
- Writing School: [https://writeofpassage.school/]
- Friday Finds Links: [https://perell.com/friday-finds-links/]
- Twitter: [https://twitter.com/david_perell]
Show Notes:
00:00 - Intro Clip
02:30 - Main Podcast
03:49 - Origins of “Write of Passage”
09:33 - David’s ever expanding portfolio
12:23 - Applying lessons from Disneyland to a writing course
16:36 - Four Seasons of writing education
22:08 - Writing as a career transition
25:10 - Building a personal monopoly
29:04 - Advice for an aspiring creator
40:32 - The network age
44:21 - Finding your tribe on the internet
55:42 - Going against the trend with long-form essays
01:03:59 - Checklists and prescriptions
01:07:50 - The cover band strategy for investing
01:12:26 - Schools stifling creativity
01:18:58 - The Never-Ending Now
And more!
- Writing leads to thinking
- Live the life that you teach
- Ana’s success with David’s course
- Average course cohort age
- Building a product for high-schoolers
- Building an internet native education system
Books Mentioned:
- Zero to One; by Peter Thiel
- One Summer: America, 1927; by Bill Bryson
- The Status Game; by Will Storr
- Invest Like the Best; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
- Talent; by Tyler Cowen
