Thread by @david_perell

If you want to write but don’t know where to start, summarize an important book.

Write 5,000 words.

Make it the go-to book summary for the entire Internet.

You have all the information you need.

And if you need some inspiration, this summary by @fortelabs is an outstanding example.

praxis.fortelabs.co/how-to-take-sm…

Here’s the deal: An author will spend their entire life writing a book.

When you write a book summary, you reap the benefits of somebody else’s lifetime work.

If the summary is top notch, the author will reach out to you and thank you personally.

The beauty of the Internet.

Writers, authors, and readers are all better off.

1) Writers attract smart new readers.

2) Authors get their ideas to spread.

3) Readers walk away smarter, and let’s be honest... they get to talk about the book like they actually read it.

Everybody wins.

This is the most popular essay I’ve ever written, and it’s basically a summary of “Revolt of the Public” by Martin Gurri.

It’s now been read more than 150,000 times and @mgurri did most of the hard work for me.

perell.com/blog/what-the-…