Eighteen months ago, The Cultural Tutor was working at McDonald’s. Now, he has one of the world's fastest-growing accounts on Twitter. He publishes every day, has ~100,000 email subscribers, and 1.5 million Twitter followers. Here are some of the Cultural Tutor’s go-to writing maxims: 1. Don't read anything published within the past 50 years. 2. You don’t lack ideas, you lack deadlines. 3. By forcing yourself to be creative, you generate better ideas. 4. Be disciplined about your output but loose with your process. 5. You don’t need to be an expert before you start writing; you just need to be curious. You’ll become an expert by writing about what you learn. 6. The best time to write about an idea is when it first strikes you. 7. Your voice is what you write about, not just how you write about it. 8. You can’t just sit in an empty room and write. You have to engage with the world and notice things. Then write about that. 9. Your best writing comes not when you decide to write but when you are compelled to write. 10. You have enough time to write. If you’re not writing, then it’s not your priority. 11. Keep a notebook because great ideas disappear as quickly as they appear. 12. If you can get the introduction right, the rest of what you’re working on will write itself. 13. Sometimes there are truths that emerge in our writing that feel like they come from outside of us, and we feel like conduits and vessels for the ideas. An idea can take you over, where you’re just in service of it. A friend once told The Cultural Tutor: "With all those books you've read, you must have something to share with people.” Now, he wakes up every day with a single goal: publish one high-quality Twitter thread.

@AttcThe

4 ай бұрын

What brand of cigarettes does he smoke?

This man is so unbelievably based. Wakes up at 4:37 PM, smokes a pack of cigarettes, his only goal is to write 1 thread everyday, and he gets to 1.5 million followers. A true rebel.

@jodawgsup

2 ай бұрын

if you think that is rebellious, you are indeed quite dumb

@kingkefa7130

2 ай бұрын

Cigarettes are a weakness.

@jodawgsup

2 ай бұрын

@@kingkefa7130imagine calling this guy a "true rebel", very sad indeed

@kingkefa7130

2 ай бұрын

@@jodawgsupeh, he seems like an ok kid, a bit pretentious, but I appreciate most of what he said.

in a world of “hacks” this was real

I'd love to listen to another 10 episodes with you and TCT! Please have him on your podcast again.

Incredible story. Most enjoyable interview I've watched in a long time. Thank you!

A real artist. You can read any book, but not every book. The quality of reading.

That was an absolutely fantastic conversation. Thank you for letting us listen in. So many pure and basic truths, commitments, ideas. I truly enjoyed it.

Well, that has shattered my illusions! I had an old Etonion in my mind - probably a septuagenarian -as I read the Areopagus every week. Fascinating interview!

I don't remember how long it's been since I didn't enjoy an interview as much as it is. David: Thank you very much for interviewing this very interesting man. I am passionate about following the call of the true vocation, the calling, and today this interview has been a delight in that situation. One of the best spent minutes of my time.

Incredible interview!

Loved it !!!!! ❤

Enthralling conversation! Just Subscribed!❤

A star is born

I've followed him on Twitter for some months now. His stories are incredible. His writing hooks you from the beginning, and when you reach the end, you are looking for more.

@chikeziecalistus2820

3 ай бұрын

What's his handle?

@lMSOELITE

Ай бұрын

@@chikeziecalistus2820@culturaltutor

@pastapalads5598

Ай бұрын

@@chikeziecalistus2820 CulturalTutor

a genuine breath of fresh air. thank you to you both for having this conversation!

He’s awesome. Great convo.

Writing by hand. It's the spiritual connection for me. Due to my travels.. I can no longer lug around notebooks... So into writing on the computer I go. This video was ordered for me to see. Thank you!!

My First Million brought me here. Thanks Sam Parr!

This popped up on my recommends. Haven't heard of either of you, but wanted to give kudos on the great production value here. Cheers.

Appreciate this kind of conversation. Love the background and how it is setup smoothly. The guy is defly an artist, have clear goal each day to just write againts all rules laid out by productivity gurus!

"The problem is, when you give me books, I immediately get lost in them." Lovely.

Recently got banned from twitter, literally the first account I followed when I created a new one was the cultural tutor Realy appreciate your content and now your story !

Roar. Something from the core. Like Howl by Bukowski.

Such a beautiful podcast. I'll keep watching.

@DavidPerellChannel

9 ай бұрын

"A beautiful podcast" Love to hear that

This is gold

The Arch Nemesis of Productivity Gurus 🔥

@JamesTudsbury

8 ай бұрын

Yea, as long as people fail to be productive, they will feel they need productivity gurus.

I have written daily.. Literally.. because I have to. I must. And I get it. I get this gentleman. I also don't.. "enjoy it" it's kinda like enjoying air!!!

An absolute living example "Keep one idea and make it as your life". Even a twitter thread can be your lifeline. ❤

Yay for patrons of the arts.

What a man

A long overdue calling out of the Human Optimisation & Productivity Industrial Complex

Let him pace!

This guy looks exactly like I expected him to. Sometimes I wonder if I am too judgemental and wrapped up in my pre-conceived notions. But I also seem to be correct all the time.

@iamjasonlevin

9 ай бұрын

Hahahahah so accurate

This is amazing, David! I was wondering when you would produce more videos on KZread and this feels next level.

@DavidPerellChannel

9 ай бұрын

Love to hear that, thanks for the kind words

Comedy gold!

11:15 I have a dream like this for years now that crazy !!

Based

NIetszche wrote his philosophy by hand, so called 'in einem fluss', but if you see manuscripts of Nietzsche it is one big 'delete key' 'backspace key' operation. I think every great writer has only one moment of grace: writing 'in einem fluss', after that it is hard labour

where did you film this?

Feedback: Skip the music intro. it's needlessly disruptive.

This guy sounds like every single male philosophy grad student I've ever met

@mayorhammondsmustache9551

29 күн бұрын

2 likes after 7 months maybe you should type less things on the internet😂

enjoying this. is he on acid?

What is his name? TWITTER accounyt?

If you really wanted to do 'it' you would already be doing it, whatever 'it' is.

Why is having a 1 million followers on Twitter a big deal?? There are people who do Crazy videos in Twitter with 2 million followers. And it says nothing about his writing. It shows his eye for culture and art. Take out the art and image from his posts and he will struggle on Twitter.

How much money has this man generated? Answer: $0.

@nabub2362

7 ай бұрын

With 100000 email subs you can earn easy 6 figures

@SenorCollarbone

7 ай бұрын

lol he's most likely making thousands from twitter's monetization scheme