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“The Right Way Is The Hard Way” | Jerry Seinfeld
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Jerry Seinfeld taught me more about writing than all my English teachers combined. People forget that comedians aren’t just jokesters - they’re writers. And with 10 Emmy Awards, 3 Golden Globes, and a TV show that’s generated over three billion in revenue, it’s safe to say that Jerry Seinfeld is a dang good one.
In this episode, I share the top ten writing lessons I’ve learned from Jerry Seinfeld over the years. You’ll learn five lessons on getting your work done, and five lessons on making your work great. And buckle up. After 50 years of refining his jokes on stage, Jerry deals out spiky writing advice like cards in a casino. If you’re ready to become a writer who stands out from the masses, then you’re in the right place. Happy listening.
SPEAKER LINKS:
Website: jerryseinfeld.com/
Twitter: jerryseinfeld
Instagram: jerryseinfeld
Article: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/the-scholar-of-comedy
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PODCAST LINKS:
Website: writeofpassage.com/how-i-write
UA-cam: www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:00 Embrace the Difficulty of Writing
00:06:50 There’s No Such Thing as Writer’s Block
00:11:25 Don’t Break the Chain
00:13:25 Distraction is the Enemy
00:18:15 Fail Doing Exactly What You Want to Do
00:22:30 Seinfeld Op-Ed
00:25:00 Writing Examples
00:25:15 The Work Never Stops
00:29:30 Talk Through Your Ideas and Get Feedback
00:35:20 Don’t Write and Edit at the Same Time
00:38:45 Not Everybody’s Going to Like it and That’s the Point
00:44:00 Dosage
ABOUT THE HOST:
I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. 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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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @richheckelmann
    @richheckelmann 17 годин тому

    1:50 the death of culture.

  • @richheckelmann
    @richheckelmann 18 годин тому

    Progress is not new technology, progress is flourishing human beings. Age of reason is not nearly as important as romanticism for the betterment of society. Not algorithms and code. And profits. We are at this same point today

  • @_Canmore
    @_Canmore День тому

    666 likes

  • @shieldmcshieldy5750
    @shieldmcshieldy5750 День тому

    If you liked his tips then you would have loved what Win Wenger (learning and creativity researcher) was doing. Archive is all available online for free :)

  • @WEALTHYMINDPINOY
    @WEALTHYMINDPINOY День тому

    Thank you for sharing this. 😎🙏🏻

  • @MichelePriceLeadership
    @MichelePriceLeadership День тому

    That template for your library for posts you are writing was helpful.

  • @blewmyload
    @blewmyload 2 дні тому

    God, you really waffle on

  • @vbmokaya
    @vbmokaya 2 дні тому

    David, I always look forward to female writers on the podcast. Thank you for this episode and the many more. It’s all about perspective. Can we have an African writer please?

  • @markberryman
    @markberryman 2 дні тому

    This is brilliant. How brilliant? I am saving it and will watch it again... most likely more than once because I want to absorb all of it.

  • @Grili561
    @Grili561 2 дні тому

    When I hear a nice thick Wisconsin accent, that makes my day as well, Ted! Good talk 👍🏻

  • @marciaalbaum2597
    @marciaalbaum2597 2 дні тому

    yes he is my new contempory favorite

  • @bunburyist_online
    @bunburyist_online 2 дні тому

    This was one of my favourite episodes.

  • @hahajer1
    @hahajer1 3 дні тому

    Is it really possible to write like Seinfeld without dating an underage girl?

    • @misterrq_8081
      @misterrq_8081 3 дні тому

      Yes, because humor intellect and dating a under age girl are 2 different things, got the joke wasn’t funny

    • @hahajer1
      @hahajer1 3 дні тому

      @@misterrq_8081 kinda feel like the fact that Jerry's latest movie flopped while Larry's still writing bangers demonstrates where the real talent was in the show. Do you think Jerry would have been funnier if he wasn't a pedo?

  • @iAmWriting247
    @iAmWriting247 3 дні тому

    These are GOLD...1) Time boxing 2) Don't Break the chain 3) Don't write and edit at same time 4) Fail doing what you want to do 5) Work never stops!

  • @E8H.
    @E8H. 4 дні тому

    Great advice. Just be creative and funny every day

  • @Arjmm
    @Arjmm 4 дні тому

    Seinfeld sucks. His comedy are complete dross.

  • @griffinsdad9820
    @griffinsdad9820 4 дні тому

    Interesting and a bit troubling. He says he was hired to help businesses set up shop in china and my working poor blue collar ass here's he helped companies off shore manufacturing etc. Then, midway he mentions Soros and my heart dropped a bit more. I'll finish this but idk. ...

  • @RyanRaySr
    @RyanRaySr 4 дні тому

    Good framework. Can work for simple challenges.

  • @Tyron1-il5js
    @Tyron1-il5js 4 дні тому

    This was excellent. Lit my fire.

  • @danaandthewolf
    @danaandthewolf 6 днів тому

    Thank you both for this interview.

  • @DessireeJ
    @DessireeJ 6 днів тому

    This is so true. Rebuilding myself after world squashing 😅

  • @upper9052
    @upper9052 7 днів тому

    I was thinking this man was going to talk about writing a podcast, my mistake, new here. That being said, very interesting episode and full of interesting tidbits. You have a new subscriber.

  • @fastbobby504
    @fastbobby504 8 днів тому

    The advice given here is applicable to everyone who wants to be successful at whatever they are good at. Simple rules for success driven people: 1. Get good at something. 2. Be disciplined, just like you state in this video. The difference between people like Seinfeld and most of us is that he wanted success at all cost and sacrificed to achieve it. Most of us want it, but not at the expense of other things in life. Like you say, the distractions. Love this video!

  • @upper9052
    @upper9052 8 днів тому

    No clue why I was recommended this, BUT IM GLAD I WAS! Great video

  • @easternwind4435
    @easternwind4435 8 днів тому

    I wonder if that involves multiple switches withing the writing process of the same essay or if you have to say in "baby" phase till all the content and all the fluff is on the page

  • @freebiebean9986
    @freebiebean9986 9 днів тому

    I’m three minutes in and I want to say- “get good at something” and the focus on quality work-you’ve grabbed my attention with how good the first three minutes are.

  • @dennisdolan7250
    @dennisdolan7250 9 днів тому

    Out standing👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 wish you had “bored” me w his process😎

  • @SamBassComedy
    @SamBassComedy 9 днів тому

    Yeah, you just described a comedian's life. Most of our life is spent in solitude

  • @iAmWriting247
    @iAmWriting247 9 днів тому

    "Make sure you fail doing exactly what you want to do"

  • @HaykinsDigitalWorld
    @HaykinsDigitalWorld 9 днів тому

    Deep!

  • @davidaltizer
    @davidaltizer 9 днів тому

    I'm not a writer at all and this is super inspiring. Great content.

  • @QariQuibaos
    @QariQuibaos 10 днів тому

    Editing while writing is also stressful. Your mind wants to pour out ideas, but you're impeding that by trying to polish as you are sewing. One has to come first, you eventually have to come back to polish again coz the polish is going to be messy.

  • @jubben331
    @jubben331 10 днів тому

    I wonder how many interview requests from Mr. Perel are hiding in Seinfeld's inbox😊

  • @vbmokaya
    @vbmokaya 10 днів тому

    Every day David drops a new video I go to my best friend and thank him for introducing me to David about 4 years ago. David changes my life every day with his passion for writing and sharing his philosophy with the world.

  • @shrobana_mukherjee
    @shrobana_mukherjee 10 днів тому

    Hey David , I found your channel few days ago and instantly it became my favourite❤. I'm just starting out as a writer & I've a dilemma . I've watched some of your podcasts and I can see 2 categories of writers - 1) Who are avid readers themselves, prioritised input more than output. Ex- Ted Gioia, Steven Pressfield etc. 2) Who focused more on virality of content , marketing, hooks etc. Ex - Sam Parr, Steph Smith, Shaan Puri etc. My question is if someone aims for long term & quality content , what are your suggestions for them? And , if there's a middle path, how to navigate through this?

  • @HotBreathPod
    @HotBreathPod 10 днів тому

    We’ve interviewed hundreds of comedians about comedy and this is gold. Thanks David!

    • @MORPH-tl2jx
      @MORPH-tl2jx 8 днів тому

      Haaaawwwwwttttt Breath!!!

    • @HotBreathPod
      @HotBreathPod 6 днів тому

      @@MORPH-tl2jx ayyyy thanks comedy fam!

  • @iAmWriting247
    @iAmWriting247 10 днів тому

  • @andybaldman
    @andybaldman 10 днів тому

    Culture is stagnant. And that’s exactly how it’s supposed to be.

  • @andybaldman
    @andybaldman 10 днів тому

    “World expert in jazz”? Sorry, that’s not a thing.

  • @joryiansmith
    @joryiansmith 10 днів тому

    I pray Jerry sits down with you so you both can dig deeper to help aspiring writers, comedians, and really anyone struggling to get better at the craft they hold dear. Both of you are zeroed in on cutting through the BS lots of charlatans spout, and get into what matters, and what can actually help people not tomorrow, but today.

  • @TirrellKajder
    @TirrellKajder 11 днів тому

    Fantastic job!

  • @RoseyReadsAndWrites
    @RoseyReadsAndWrites 11 днів тому

    Thanks for an amazing breakdown.

  • @RoseyReadsAndWrites
    @RoseyReadsAndWrites 11 днів тому

    My favorite part of the Jason Fried interview was when you guys geeked out over the founder letters. Nerd out anytime! I’m in.

  • @daniel_najar
    @daniel_najar 11 днів тому

    "Writing is hard"

  • @PocketDrummer
    @PocketDrummer 11 днів тому

    I'm looking at Friends, Monk, and Parks & Rec having top 20% in the last season on that same chart.

  • @cariad4297
    @cariad4297 11 днів тому

    The difference between Seinfeld and the other shows, is no one outside of the USA knows it even exists or cares. Friends, House, The Office and so had global appeal and are still being watched in hundreds of millions of hours a year.

  • @cousintinofunny
    @cousintinofunny 11 днів тому

    A lot of his notes come from joe budden podcast, Twitter and from other rappers

  • @davidmccourt6139
    @davidmccourt6139 11 днів тому

    You make it sound like it's supply and demand economics rather than a creative decision. Shows have a premise and there's only so much creative potential. I'd argue Breaking Bad achieved the same thing from a creative perspective, even if Nielsen ratings don't happen to reflect it.

  • @nolanprequels2764
    @nolanprequels2764 11 днів тому

    No it’s not. Friends, 2 slots up…just barely above that little circle you drew

  •  11 днів тому

    So that's why real estate investors are restricting the supply of housing. To keep us wanting more.