Two amazing humans and thinkers chopping it up!

Calling it now… this book is destined to be a mega-hit.

Nat Eliason dropped everything, disappeared from the Internet for two years, totally transformed his writing style, and came back with a masterpiece.

'When you’re meeting somebody for the first time, the content of what you say basically doesn’t matter. It’s all an exchange of vibe and body language.'
David Perell

Writer’s block is the tyranny of judgment. It happens when you focus on what you think you’re supposed to write instead of honestly expressing what’s on your mind.

Every time I get back on the computer after being off the grid for a few days, my body has a visceral reaction against it. Too much information. Wildly saturated colors. Computers are a magical tool, but they as of now, they fight our humanity instead of honoring it.

Good writing begins with good ideas, but you can't have them if you're blinded by the hive mind. Pick up banned books. Browse esoteric websites. Listen for the truth in what the wackos are saying. The road to insight is paved with careful curation and lots and lots of filtering.

Common trait amongst highly successful founders is a strong bias for action. Quick to reply. Constant follow-up. Meetings end with next steps. Able to make decisions with a lot of ambiguity. Moving things forward is more important than being right when you can course correct.

Writing improves your thinking because words on the page have infinite patience. To write is to freeze an idea so you can play around with it, step away from it, and see it with fresh eyes. Hard to do that with the ideas in your head.

The ultimate failure mode for creators is getting so obsessed with views that you forget about the quality of people who engage with your work. It's the modern version of selling out. But instead of selling out to people, you sell out to the algorithm.