How I Write Clips(@PerellClips):AI is going to make us weirder. "My one and only optimistic take about AI, is it's going to make humans be more human. We're gonna realize we can't do what AI is doing and we don't work like AI." "We're going to become more human and I feel like the taste is going be for weirder stuff." "True creativity is gonna become more valuable. Things that AI can't do because it doesn't exist and it's only knowing what's existed, and we're trying to create things that haven't existed. We're going to have to find new messy human things." "I think there's a sort of optimism there that actually being human is something quite different that AI won't be able to replicate because we create more beautiful mistakes." @matthaig1

2026.08.26 22:22

AI is going to make us weirder. "My one and only optimistic take about AI, is it's going to make humans be more human. We're gonna realize we can't do what AI is doing and we don't work like AI." "We're going to become more human and I feel like the taste is going be for weirder stuff." "True creativity is gonna become more valuable. Things that AI can't do because it doesn't exist and it's only knowing what's existed, and we're trying to create things that haven't existed. We're going to have to find new messy human things." "I think there's a sort of optimism there that actually being human is something quite different that AI won't be able to replicate because we create more beautiful mistakes." @matthaig1

David Perell@david_perell

2026.08.26 22:07

Matt Haig is famous for writing "The Midnight Library" which sold more than 10 million copies and has more than 2.5 million reviews on Goodreads. He unapologetically writes for a big audience. That's a taboo thing to say in the writing world even though basically every writer wants more readers. So the question is: Are you betraying the craft if you explicitly try to reach as many people as possible? We also talked about how to tell better stories, how AI will change writing, and what to think about whenever you write a first draft. Timestamps: 0:29 How Matt writes his books 6:14 What AI can never copy 8:21 How books will change with AI 13:32 Short words hit harder 15:24 Why first drafts matter 19:52 What a story is really for 26:36 What to do when your books don't sell 36:22 Lessons from writing kids' books 45:31 There's always another level 50:37 Matt's relationship with publishers 53:13 Trust your own taste I've shared the full conversation with Matt Haig below. You can also watch the full thing on YouTube or listen on Apple / Spotify, and I've shared those links in the replies. Enjoy!

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