#404: David Perell – Surrender To Your True Nature

<p>David Perell is an entrepreneur and writer. He is the creator of Write Of Passage, an online school to help people transform their lives through writing. He has taught students from Google, Facebook, Harvard, MIT, Stripe, and Goldman Sachs.</p> <p>In this interview we spoke about the difficulties of running a company, David&#39;s journey to faith, his season of no, how to find a partner, building deep friendships, advice to creators, and the importance of surrendering to your true nature.</p> <p>0:00 What’s The Central Question Of David’s Life?</p> <p>2:32 Doing Life’s Work?</p> <p>7:49 The Moment Tyler Cowan Invested In David Perell</p> <p>9:33 Investing In The Cultural Tutor</p> <p>13:54 Difficulties Of Running A Company</p> <p>15:49 Online David Vs. In-Person David</p> <p>21:31 The Importance Of Friendship</p> <p>25:01 Finding God</p> <p>36:04 Where To Start With Bible</p> <p>43:10 David’s Phone Screen</p> <p>45:38 Mantras + Season Of No</p> <p>49:37 Three Lines, Three Words Each</p> <p>52:27 David’s High School Physics Teacher</p> <p>59:18 How David Thinks About Education</p> <p>1:01:21 Finding A Partner</p> <p>1:05:01 Building Deep Friendships</p> <p>1:09:43 Yes/No List</p> <p>1:12:00 Red Dress Traps</p> <p>1:14:02 Advice For Creators</p> <p>1:17:43 How To Be More Distinctive</p> <p>1:20:31 Surrender To Your Nature</p> <p>1:22:03 Challenge</p> <p>1:23:40 How I Write Origin</p> <p><br></p> <p>Why Beauty Matters: <a href="https://vimeo.com/549715999" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://vimeo.com/549715999</a></p> <p>Previous Episodes With David Episode 070: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCS3Qyh7LKs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCS3Qyh7LKs</a> Episode 230: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0RnTd8HOK8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0RnTd8HOK8</a> Episode 305: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VBZm6GoBDQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VBZm6