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Podcast: Audience of One
Episode: #002 - David Perell on Commitment, Contradictions, & Weirdos
Description: 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) Mark...