“A few tips on how to be a better writer:

– write about what fascinates you

– make one point per sentence

– use stories to make your point

– cut extra words like “really” and “very”

– read the whole thing out loud

– post publicly (you’ll try harder when you know others will read it)

And finally, be more thoughtful about what you consume. The quality of... See more

Whenever I don’t know what I think about something, I use this form of writing. In the hopes that my experience may clarify yours, here are some practical ways to go about it:

• All writing-to-think stems from a problem you’re wrestling with, or a problem you want to understand better. So the moment you become interested in a problem, make note of

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Assumptions: Which assumptions do I need to challenge right now? What am I assuming to be true, and what am I assuming to be false? What if they weren’t? Aspirations: What would complete success look like with this project? How will we know that we’ve done what we set out to do? What would the world look like if I was wildly successful? Affinities:

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