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  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 If you found this episode interesting, please like,
  subscribe, comment, and share. Want even more? Sign up for Dan’s newsletter
  Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT. It’s usually only for
  paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free:
  https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt To hear more from
  Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X:
  https://twitter.com/danshipper Register for his course, Maximize Your Mind
  With ChatGPT: https://www.maxyourmind.xyz/ Guest Links:
  https://twitter.com/david_perell https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/
  https://writeofpassage.school/ Credits: Riley Fields videography / editing
  Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:00:53 - Intro 00:13:42 - Finding and
  understanding his heroes 00:19:14 - Understanding his personality and
  leadership style 00:25:53 - Who does David work well with? 00:36:52 -
  Workshopping the New York Times’s business strategy 00:52:54 - Why ChatGPT is
  incredible at diversity, accessibility, and speed 00:58:50 - Bringing old
  books like Moby Dick to life with DALL-E 01:06:29 - Using ChatGPT for deep
  textual analysis 01:21:04 - ChatGPT for writing anecdotes that spread 01:25:55
  - Conversations with ChatGPT as food and drink for the soul
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# How David Perell Uses ChatGPT to Write for Millions - Ep. 6 with David Perell

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 If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share. Want even more? Sign up for Dan’s newsletter Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT. It’s usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt To hear more from Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper Register for his course, Maximize Your Mind With ChatGPT: https://www.maxyourmind.xyz/ Guest Links: https://twitter.com/david_perell https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ https://writeofpassage.school/ Credits: Riley Fields videography / editing Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:00:53 - Intro 00:13:42 - Finding and understanding his heroes 00:19:14 - Understanding his personality and leadership style 00:25:53 - Who does David work well with? 00:36:52 - Workshopping the New York Times’s business strategy 00:52:54 - Why ChatGPT is incredible at diversity, accessibility, and speed 00:58:50 - Bringing old books like Moby Dick to life with DALL-E 01:06:29 - Using ChatGPT for deep textual analysis 01:21:04 - ChatGPT for writing anecdotes that spread 01:25:55 - Conversations with ChatGPT as food and drink for the soul

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