Choose Your Own Adventure

[Read in your browser here.]() Hi friends, Long time, no chat. Instead of writing you a tome about what I've been up to, I've written you a choose-your-own-adventure tour with a short article, a longer one, a personal reflection on all the [How I Write]( interviews I've done, one interview where I'm the host, and another where I'm the guest. - ​[Your Ignorance is My Opportunity (Short Article)](=): What do you know about the world that people don't understand? Write about those things. - ​[How I Came to Love Reading the Bible (Long Article)](=): I used to think the Bible was a dry collection of make-believe stories that have nothing to say about the modern world. Now, it's my all-time favorite book... and it's not even close. - ​[Lessons from 20 How I Write Interviews](=): How have all these interviews changed my writing process, and what can we learn from the likes of Marc Andreessen, Riva Tez, and Tyler Cowen? - My Interview with Tim Ferriss: How did he write two of the top four most annotated books in Kindle history? ([Watch on YouTube](=) | Listen on [Apple]() or [Spotify]() - How I Use ChatGPT: A 90-minute screen share about how I use AI to read old books, improve specific sentences, and turn it into a thesaurus on steroids. ([Watch on YouTube](=)). If all this gives you the writing bug, I'm [hosting a free workshop]() tomorrow (February 13th) about how you can build influence by writing online. My goal is to convince you of why you must write about your best ideas and share them with the world (and I'll show you how to do it). [Sign up here](). That's all for now, David Perell ​ P.S. On Wednesday, I'll be releasing a podcast with Amor Towles who's the author of "A Gentleman in Moscow" and "The Lincoln Highway" and the closest thing to F. Scott Fitzgerald that we have today. My favorite clip from the episode is about [his process for outlining big writing projects](=). ​ Have a creative week, [David Perell Logo 2x] Thanks for reading! If you’re serious about learning to write, [sign up for my 50 days of writing series.]() I’ll send you a series of emails about every aspect of the craft, from finding new ideas, to editing your writing, to building an email list. If you'd like to update your email settings, choose one of the options below. 1. [Click here](=) to unsubscribe from Monday Musings only. 2. [Unsubscribe]( to be removed from all future mailings. That'll make me sad. But hey... I get it. You're busy. Just know that once you click this link you won't receive any more emails from me. If you want to opt-out of Monday Musings and don't see a link above to do so, just hit reply and let me know. I'll take care of it for you personally. 3. If you're interested in subscribing to my other emails, [click here](). In particular, I recommend my weekly [Friday Finds]() email. In it, I share my favorite books, articles, videos, and podcasts every week. 10900 Research Blvd Ste 160C PMB 3016, Austin, Texas 78759