
A Chat with Tony Tulathimutte

Switch from team “I will one day write something good” to team “I have no choice but to write a piece of shit” and then take off your “bad writer” hat and replace it with a “petty critic” hat and go to town on that poor hack’s draft and that’s your second draft. Fifteen drafts later, or whenever someone paying you starts yelling at you, who knows,... See more
Read Dan Harmon’s Excellent Advice for Overcoming Writer’s Block
The world of writing has changed forever.
AI is getting really good, really fast. ChatGPT is already a better writer than most humans and some professional writers. So, what’s the future of writing?
18 thoughts from Tyler Cowen:
1) Don't let AI smooth out your idiosyncrasies. Let your writing stay weird and uniquely yours.
2) Generic content is... See more
David Perellx.comBank of spiky takes:
Essay quality can be objectively measured.
AI editors will breed a generation of brilliant human writers.
Typewriters should be mandatory for writers.
Give kids remarkable tablets instead of iPads.
Take gibberish seriously if you want to improve your prose.
Your truest self is waiting for you in a pseudonym.
Write down every th