David Perell · Education

David Perell

Before book sales and PR buzz, your favorite writers began with two things: the blank page and an idea. Each week on How I Write, we go behind the scenes with today's top writers to uncover the meta-mechanics of writing and the lifestyle behind it. You'll be the first to hear writers deconstruct their creative process, from banging their heads on the keyboard to marking the last period of their final draft. Victory. Come discover how great writing is made. And who knows? Maybe you'll be next. New episodes of the How I Write show go live every week on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

Episodes

The PR Class You Didn’t Know You Needed | with Lulu Cheng Meservey | How I Write Podcast

06 Sep 2023

1h 12m

Finding Your Critics and A Formula For Interesting-ness | with Derek Thompson | How I Write Podcast

30 Aug 2023

1h 6m

How to Write Like An Athlete | with Jimmy Soni | How I Write Podcast

23 Aug 2023

1h 44m

How to Teach Millions of People with Your Blog | Tyler Cowen & Alex Tabarrok | How I Write Podcast

23 Aug 2023

1h 7m

Peter Thiel’s investment success stems from his application of Rene Girard’s Mimetic Theory to identify "secrets"—important truths about the world that others fail to realize. Initially a conventional high-achiever at Stanford Law and Sullivan & Cromwell, Thiel recognized that the hyper-competitive legal world was a "m...