#002 - David Perell on Commitment, Contradictions, & Weirdos

David Perell is a writer and founder of Write of Passage, an online writing school. We talk about writing, building a business, education, religion, commitment, personal monopolies, and more. — (00:24) Why writing (03:09) Balancing writing & building a company (05:22) The next phase for Write of Passage (06:02) Writing a book (07:10) Influence of art & architecture on David's work (10:21) How Write of Passage is different than traditional education (12:33) How to empower more writers & creators (14:39) What’s the number #1 change David wants to see in education (15:57) On religion & spirituality (20:40) Recurring contradictions in David's life (21:59) The battle between discipline & inspiration (24:30) Commitment (37:37) Is building a personal monopoly for everyone (44:28) Marketing your personal monopoly (45:36) Staying true to the craft (48:45) One question for listeners — Spencer’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sp1ns1r Spencer’s blog: https://spencerkier.substack.com/ David’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/david_perell David’s blog: https://perell.com/ Write of Passage: https://writeofpassage.school