David Perell is known online as “the writing guy” — he runs a popular writing course called Write of Passage and has built a following on the back of consistently thoughtful essays about writing, knowledge work, and ideas. His newsletter is a natural extension of that work: essays and links focused on the craft of thinking and communicating.
What to Expect
A mix of original essays and curated links, usually with a connecting thread around writing, learning, or intellectual life. The essays tend to be ambitious in scope — Perell likes to draw connections across disciplines — and are well worth reading even when they don’t fully land. Friday Finds, his link digest, is a reliable source of interesting things to read.
Who It’s For
Writers, content creators, knowledge workers, and anyone interested in how to develop and share ideas online. Particularly relevant if you’re building an online presence or considering creating content of your own.
Frequency: Weekly