How David Perell Uses ChatGPT to Write for Millions - Ep. 6 with David Perell
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 6
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Episode description
David Perell is one of the best known internet writers of his generation.
He’s amassed almost a half million followers on X, hosts the popular podcast How I Write, and founded Write of Passage, which has taught thousands of students how to be digital writers.
We go deep on using ChatGPT to:
- Doing deep reading of old books
- Finding anecdotes that spread
- Better understanding your taste
- Finding your heroes
- Understanding your blind spots as a leader
- Unpacking the strategy of your business
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Timestamps:
- Intro 00:53
- Finding and understanding his heroes 13:42
- Understanding his personality and leadership style 19:14
- Who does David work well with? 25:53
- Workshopping the New York Times’s business strategy 36:52
- Why ChatGPT is incredible at diversity, accessibility, and speed 52:54
- Bringing old books like Moby Dick to life with DALL-E 58:50
- Using ChatGPT for deep textual analysis 1:06:29
- ChatGPT for writing anecdotes that spread 1:21:04
- Conversations with ChatGPT as food and drink for the soul 1:25:55
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