David Perell summarizes the 10 key lessons from his podcast interview with Paul Graham, who is a famous tech entrepreneur, founder of YCombinator, and overall great essayist.
- Write simply
- Great writing comes from great editing
- Writing generates ideas
- General and surprising
- Try painting
- Do hard things
- Cultivate your taste for great writing
- Copy what you like
- Don’t try to develop a personal style
- When an ending appears, grab it