Reading old books allows deep engagement with ideas, which can be reflected in one's own writing. GPT can enhance the writing process by summarizing spoken ideas, helping to structure and synthesize content. It enables free association and creation of outlines, assisting in organizing long-complicated thoughts into basic essay structures. Additionally, GPT facilitates starting with concrete objects that can be reshaped, rather than creating from scratch, leveraging humans' tendency to respond to existing things.
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