The individual is curious about understanding the kinds of people they would work well with and those they need around them, along with their tendency to be worried about expressing the truth and how it will make them look. They have identified their weaknesses as revolving around the fear of expressing their truth, and have recognized the importance of working with people who are direct and truthful to counterbalance this weakness. They seek to conduct a motivational interview to understand the origin of their fear and concerns, particularly the fear of being seen as vengeful or uncaring when expressing their truth.
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