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The Art of Saying More with Less (Morgan Housel Interview)

David Perell 15,584 1 year ago
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Sign Up for "Writing Examples" and Learn From The Best Writing of All Time: https://www.writingexamples.com In this episode, you’ll learn how Morgan Housel captivates millions of readers with his writing. We cover topics like selfish writing; ruthless self-editing; writing with brevity; and making dry ideas come alive on the page. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:50 How Morgan's writing has changed 00:03:00 Career 00:05:30 Storytelling 00:09:00 Reading 00:11:40 Admiration 00:18:45 Tools 00:20:45 Writing good history 00:23:00 Mantras 00:28:00 Second book 00:29:00 Writing environment 00:32:00 Walking 00:35:00 Business Model 00:36:00 Business of Speaking and Writing Books 00:42:00 Experimenting 00:43:45 Audiobooks 00:45:30 End Notes 00:47:30 Reading interviews 00:48:00 Selfish writing 00:54:00 "Same As Ever" 00:56:50 Ken Burns 01:00:00 Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet 01:04:00 Quitting and criticism 01:06:00 Improving 01:09:30 Chapter titles 01:20:00 Editing process 01:26:30 Epiphanies 01:31:00 Love of sentences 01:32:30 Aphorisms 01:39:50 Writing conclusions 01:45:00 Brevity 01:54:30 Feedback 01:59:11 What moves the needle WRITE OF PASSAGE: Want to learn more about the next class for Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school PODCAST LINKS: Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv ABOUT THE HOST: I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible. How I Write is a podcast by Write of Passage // Production by Adam Soccolich

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