Episode · How I Write · 2024-01-31
David Perell & Chris Dixon: books mentioned on How I Write
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Chris Dixon recommended A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders. David Perell recommended Read Write Own by Chris Dixon.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders is a critically acclaimed book in which the celebrated author and teacher analyzes classic Russian short stories by writers like Chekhov and Tolstoy to explore both the craft of writing and the nature of human thought.
Recommended“So this is we're talking before the video about George Saunders of this book, A swim in the pond in the rain that was a great book I read that after I wrote after I wrote the book I've read I've I've on a reading binge more than I've ever been after since I finished the book about 4 months”
Where to get it
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Read Write Own
Read Write Own by Chris Dixon is a comprehensive exploration of blockchains, artificial intelligence, and the future architecture of the internet.
Recommended“So, And books like this, hey Chris, congratulations. Read, Write, Own.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Read Write Own
“Hey, today's guest is Chris Dixon, who is a venture capitalist and the author of this book, Read, Write, Own.”
Plugged Read Write Own
“like so in the so it's called read write on and in the 2000s there was this thing you know, people called the web 2 movement of sort of the social media movement, but actually at the time it was actually called the read write movement.”