Episode · How I Write · 2025-08-13
David Perell & Henrik Karlsson: books mentioned on How I Write
Henrik Karlsson: One of the world’s most under-rated writers | How I Write
I interviewed Henrik Karlsson, a writer who's developed a five-step method for writing that starts with exploring without pressure and ends with crafting the opening last, after everything else is done.
David Perell discussed Ways of Seeing by John Berger. Henrik Karlsson recommended The psychology of invention in the mathematical field by Jacques Hadamard.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing by John Berger is a landmark work of art criticism that examines how visual culture, advertising, and class privilege shape our perception of imagery and paintings.
Discussed“In in ways of seeing it goes something like this. There's this Van Go painting. Okay, you look at the Van Go painting and you say, 'Okay, what do you think?'”
Where to get it
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The psychology of invention in the mathematical field
The psychology of invention in the mathematical field by Jacques Hadamard is a classic exploration of the cognitive processes and mental imagery involved in mathematical discovery.
Recommended“I read u a book called u the psychology of invention in the mathematical field by a mathematician called Hadamar. Incredible book. It was written maybe early 1900s”
Where to get it
