Episode of My First Million with Sam Parr and Shaan Puri.
Topics
- Introduction: The Value of Writing and the Gentleman’s Agreement
- Why Writing Matters: Scalable Persuasion and Clear Thinking
- Step 1: Begin with the End in Mind and the Emotion Wheel
- Unlearning School Habits: Writing for the Internet
- The 4-Step Process: Copy Work, Drafting, Incubation, and Editing
- The Swipe File: Stashing Great Ideas
- Hooking the Reader: Don’t Bury the Lead
- Write Like You Talk: The Voice Memo Test
- Case Study: Hint Water and the Power of Storytelling
- The Storytelling Framework: Intention, Obstacle, and Stakes
- Sentence Length and the Warren Buffett Method
- Recommended Resources and the Personal Monopoly