Adam Durst
@adurst
Adam Durst
New writers make one big mistake.
They think great writing is about writing.
Nope. I mean, writing is a part of it. But there’s SO MUCH MORE.
Great writing is about:
They think great writing is about writing.
Nope. I mean, writing is a part of it. But there’s SO MUCH MORE.
Great writing is about:
- Strategy.
- Structure.
- Research.
- Editing.
- Hooks & headlines.
Maya Sayvanova • How Journalists Write So Much, So Fast
Only people can be free. If we believe something else makes us free, we never learn what we must do.
The moment you believe that freedom is given, it is gone
Timothy Snyder • On Freedom
We say that a symbol stands for something, but all too often a symbol merely stands in for something. The American flag is supposed to stand for freedom, but it can very easily stand in for freedom. In singing the anthem, we treat its values as permanent, or as if they were enacted by song. But praise is not practice.
Timothy Snyder • On Freedom
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
erin glasstwitter.comSometimes the gate looks like it's like 5,000 feet tall, but you don't realize it's only 5ft wide. Just like walk around it. You don't have to be so prolific.
-Jon Bellion on Zach Sang Show
It is your ability to discern facts that makes you an individual, and our collective trust in common knowledge that makes us a society. The individual who investigates is also the citizen who builds. The leader who dislikes the investigators is a potential tyrant.
Timothy Snyder • On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
/// 100 QUESTIONS /// to gain clarity via Alex Morris:
Why are we doing this?
Ask that of yourself and the team with regularity.
What’s the simplest explanation?
What reaction should all the creative achieve?
What’s your most controversial opinion?
What little frictions exist that might bleed out the work if allowed to compound?
Are you solving a
So what is The Inverted Pyramid, and how will that help?
This writing structure allows you to write first drafts within minutes using fill-in-the-blank prompts.
It also captures readers’ attention immediately and keeps them engaged until the end.
Here’s how it goes.
This writing structure allows you to write first drafts within minutes using fill-in-the-blank prompts.
It also captures readers’ attention immediately and keeps them engaged until the end.
Here’s how it goes.
- You give us the most important part of the article by answering these questions: Who?
Maya Sayvanova • How Journalists Write So Much, So Fast
Professional services organizations that successfully commercialize more productized offerings do the following five things well: Invest in new commercialization capabilities Have clear owners for commercialization success Begin building their commercialization strategy at the beginning of the product development cycle Continue to iterate on their
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