The Cultural Tutor: From McDonald's to Twitter Stardom

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Sign Up for "Writing Examples" and Learn From The Best Writing of All Time: https://www.writingexamples.com The man started writing online ~15 months ago, and has ascended to 1.5 million Twitter followers. Until now, he's been anonymous. Never showed his face. This is a masterclass in how to write for the Internet, source reading material, and build a writing habit. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:23 Being Disciplined vs Undisciplined 00:02:39 Writing routine 00:04:16 Needing vs Wanting to write every day 00:07:52 What The Cultural Tutor enjoys about writing 00:10:43 Having a childish delight 00:12:08 Writer’s block 00:13:48 The best time to write 00:16:40 The daily practice 00:19:04 Surrendering to your nature 00:21:00 The art of zoning out 00:22:32 Being a conduit 00:25:19 Writing by hand 00:27:42 The story of The Cultural Tutor 00:32:05 Making money as The Cultural Tutor 00:33:54 Becoming The Cultural Tutor on Twitter 00:35:32 Growing on Twitter 00:43:11 Narrowing your focus 00:45:46 Why The Cultural Tutor doesn’t read anything from the last 50 years 00:52:02 The Internet 00:52:50 Books are worth their weight in gold 00:55:18 Improving as a writer 01:00:38 The pursuit of originality 01:04:10 How The Cultural Tutor approaches the best writing 01:07:52 The Cultural Tutor’s best time to write 01:09:41 Writing hooks 01:14:00 The art of editing 01:21:20 Writing as a hobby 01:22:31 Advice for young writers SPEAKER LINKS: Cultural Tutor's Twitter: https://twitter.com/culturaltutor David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/david_perell WRITE OF PASSAGE: Want to learn more about the next class for Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school PODCAST INFO: Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv ABOUT THE HOST: I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, podcaster, and the founder of Write of Passage. 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