Come learn how Chamath Palihapitiya, tech billionaire and Silicon Valley icon, breathes life into his ideas — and how you can, too. This episode is all about the push and pull of online writing. Objectivity vs. subjectivity. Consuming vs. creating. Structure vs. spontaneity.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:37 Buffett's annual letters
00:05:30 Energy of your writing
00:07:15 Twitter
00:14:00 AOL versus Facebook
00:16:40 Acquisition, activation, engagement, virality
00:23:40 Moments of epiphany
00:26:30 Directing energy into ideas
00:27:20 Refining your craft
00:31:50 Writing on Quora
00:34:20 Authenticity and relatability
00:36:30 David's advice for Chamath
00:37:00 GPT-4
00:40:20 Teaching your kids to read and write
00:42:00 Using data to improve your writing
00:43:00 Electrical engineering and writing
00:45:00 Communicating good ideas

SPEAKER LINKS:
Website: https://www.socialcapital.com/
Twitter:   / chamath  
Annual Letters: https://www.socialcapital.com/annual-...
Newsletter: https://chamath.substack.com/

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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.