Fareed Zakaria: How to Write Consistently Well | How I Write
This episode is brought to you by Basecamp, the world’s simplest, most effective project management platform. Check them out at https://basecamp.com and tell them David Perell sent you. Fareed Zakari...
21 Jan 1h 9min
Daniel Pink: How to Write Something Truly Useful | How I Write
Check out Sublime at https://sublime.app/?ref=perell Daniel Pink is one of the most successful nonfiction writers of the past 30 years. You've probably seen his books: "Drive," "The Power of Regret," ...
14 Jan 52min
Tom Junod: How to Write Unapologetically Well | How I Write
Tom Junod is famous for writing essays that have defined both people and events. He wrote a piece called "The Falling Man" for Esquire, which is the canonical piece about 9/11. Later on, he wrote the ...
7 Jan 1h 9min
Adrian Tchaikovsky: How to Write Absurdly Well | How I Write
Adrian Tchaikovsky came on the show to talk about how he writes fantasy and science fiction. He won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for his book, Children of Time, and has written more than 60 books and no...
31 Dec 20251h 5min
Elif Shafak: How to Write a Novel | How I Write
Check out Sublime at https://sublime.app/?ref=perell Elif Shafak has a way of writing that's lush and enchanted. She writes about real things in the world: water, houseboats, ordinary things that w...
26 Dec 20251h 20min
Henry Shukman: How to Tell Stories Through Poetry | How I Write
Henry Shukman is a poet, author, mindfulness teacher and Zen master. He has studied meditation for 35 years, principally in the Sanbo Zen lineage. His most recent books are Original Love (HarperOne) a...
17 Dec 20251h 21min
Ward Farnsworth: 14 Ways To Make Your Writing Memorable | How I Write Classic Episode
Every so often, I'll re-publish some of my favorite How I Write interviews. This classic episode is with Ward Farnsworth, a law professor and former dean at the University of Texas School of Law who h...
10 Dec 20251h 1min
My Top 10 Writing Lessons from 2025
Check out Sublime at https://sublime.app/?ref=perell This episode brings together the moments from How I Write in 2025 that have stayed with me the longest. These are the clips I revisit when I need ...
3 Dec 202551min
