The Cultural Tutor: From McDonald's to Twitter Stardom

The Cultural Tutor: From McDonald's to Twitter Stardom | How I Write Podcast

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The man started writing online ~15 months ago, and has ascended to 1.5 million Twitter followers. Until now, he's been anonymous. Never showed his face. This is a masterclass in how to write for the Internet, source reading material, and build a writing habit.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:23 Being Disciplined vs Undisciplined
00:02:39 Writing routine
00:04:16 Needing vs Wanting to write every day
00:07:52 What The Cultural Tutor enjoys about writing
00:10:43 Having a childish delight
00:12:08 Writer’s block
00:13:48 The best time to write
00:16:40 The daily practice
00:19:04 Surrendering to your nature
00:21:00 The art of zoning out
00:22:32 Being a conduit
00:25:19 Writing by hand
00:27:42 The story of The Cultural Tutor
00:32:05 Making money as The Cultural Tutor
00:33:54 Becoming The Cultural Tutor on Twitter
00:35:32 Growing on Twitter
00:43:11 Narrowing your focus
00:45:46 Why The Cultural Tutor doesn’t read anything from the last 50 years
00:52:02 The Internet
00:52:50 Books are worth their weight in gold
00:55:18 Improving as a writer
01:00:38 The pursuit of originality
01:04:10 How The Cultural Tutor approaches the best writing
01:07:52 The Cultural Tutor’s best time to write
01:09:41 Writing hooks
01:14:00 The art of editing
01:21:20 Writing as a hobby
01:22:31 Advice for young writers
SPEAKER LINKS:
Cultural Tutor's Twitter: / culturaltutor
David's Twitter: / david_perell
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ABOUT THE HOST:
I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, podcaster, and the founder of Write of Passage. 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.

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@DavidPerellChannel 10 ай бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

What brand of cigarettes does he smoke?

@iamjasonlevin 10 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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

@kingkefa7130 4 ай бұрын

Cigarettes are a weakness.

@jodawgsup 4 ай бұрын

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

@kingkefa7130 4 ай бұрын

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

@diana1833 10 ай бұрын

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

@cutie_machines Ай бұрын

I love the clumsy cut at 1:15:46, right before he says "...and this is the art of editing..."

@HarryDry 10 ай бұрын

in a world of “hacks” this was real

@michaelmaran4473 10 ай бұрын

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

@armankhodadoost5327 10 ай бұрын

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

@louisemoulin4704 5 ай бұрын

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

@vernonwright7904 10 ай бұрын

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!

@calvinMcollins 10 ай бұрын

Incredible interview!

@dawnfmEnthusiast 10 ай бұрын

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.

@alejandroarizaz.5796 10 ай бұрын

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.

@cynthiahillian 10 ай бұрын

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!!

@WyndoMitraBuwana 10 ай бұрын

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!

@abel.3000 10 ай бұрын

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 !

@thegritinstitute 6 ай бұрын

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.

@BecomingVagish 10 ай бұрын

Enthralling conversation! Just Subscribed!❤

@maurice1765 10 ай бұрын

A star is born

@thembaachaandongshow8594 10 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful podcast. I'll keep watching.

@DavidPerellChannel 10 ай бұрын

"A beautiful podcast" Love to hear that

@ranplan 8 ай бұрын

He’s awesome. Great convo.

@VipulVaibhaw 10 ай бұрын

Loved it !!!!! ❤

@taavipint3024 9 ай бұрын

The Arch Nemesis of Productivity Gurus 🔥

@JamesTudsbury 9 ай бұрын

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

@talialavor8411 5 ай бұрын

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

@abreupod 10 ай бұрын

This is gold

@prassanna369 10 ай бұрын

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

@Lengdung 10 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

What's his handle?

@lMSOELITE 3 ай бұрын

@@chikeziecalistus2820@culturaltutor

@pastapalads5598 2 ай бұрын

@@chikeziecalistus2820 CulturalTutor

@BeMyArt Ай бұрын

@chikeziecalistus2820 @culturaltutor And all his post one sentence long. I have no idea what they talking about

@cynthiahillian 10 ай бұрын

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!!!

@canadude6401 8 ай бұрын

My First Million brought me here. Thanks Sam Parr!

@louisemoulin4704 5 ай бұрын

Yay for patrons of the arts.

@JordanCarlisle 10 ай бұрын

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

@DavidPerellChannel 10 ай бұрын

Love to hear that, thanks for the kind words

@jmcabc 9 ай бұрын

What a man

@jmcabc 9 ай бұрын

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

@Anorve Ай бұрын

one of the best twitter accounts

@maxkajiwara 10 ай бұрын

Let him pace!

@muddi900 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

Hahahahah so accurate

@janpollet 10 ай бұрын

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

@frederickmusa4485 9 ай бұрын

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

@femacampetiquettefordummie6979 10 ай бұрын

Comedy gold!

@louisemoulin4704 5 ай бұрын

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

@abel.3000 10 ай бұрын

Based

@cboria148 6 ай бұрын

where did you film this?

@maxkajiwara 10 ай бұрын

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

@laurencarpenter9843 10 ай бұрын

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

@mayorhammondsmustache9551 2 ай бұрын

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

@louisemoulin4704 5 ай бұрын

What is his name? TWITTER accounyt?

@kaynesheenan 8 ай бұрын

enjoying this. is he on acid?

@JamesTudsbury 9 ай бұрын

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

@ANOOPBAL 2 ай бұрын

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.