Live cohorts enhance learning by fostering engagement and community.
Writing from abundance and in public improves quality and feedback opportunities.
Deep dives
Benefits of Live Cohorts in Learning
Live cohorts provide a more impactful learning experience by fostering intense commitment and passion among students, creating a supportive learning community, and facilitating peer interactions. David explains how live cohorts not only enhance student engagement but also reflect the historical significance of cohort-based learning seen in traditional educational institutions.
Writing from Abundance and in Public
David emphasizes the importance of writing from abundance rather than scarcity, encouraging writers to collect numerous ideas and notes to fuel their writing process. He further advocates for writing in public and making the writing process social, creating opportunities for feedback and serendipity while improving the overall quality of work.
The Value of Long-Form Writing
David discusses the declining emphasis on long-form writing on the web and highlights the importance of differentiating between types of literacy, such as street sign literacy and library literacy. He asserts that smart and literate individuals value long-form writing, which remains an enduring and efficient means of information transfer.
Building a Successful Twitter Strategy
David shares his strategic approach to growing a popular Twitter account, emphasizing the significance of consistent engagement, clear writing, and leveraging the platform's algorithm changes. He underscores the value of direct messages for building meaningful connections and insights, indicating a shift towards using Twitter as a tool for idea exchange and community building.
Today's episode is all about creating content, in particular, how to create written content that people actually want to read.
David Perell is the co-founder of an online writing school called Write of Passage, and he is an expert at teaching people how to cultivate ideas and distill them into writing.
He's also an extremely savvy marketer, with tons of important insights into the future of social media and internet marketing.
David joins us on today's podcast to share specific writing strategies that have worked for him, what it really takes to grow a Twitter account that has the potential to change your business, and a whole lot more.
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