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.

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(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

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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