Visualize your creativity as a backed-up pipe of water. The first mile is packed with wastewater. This wastewater must be emptied before the clear water arrives.

Because your pipe only has one faucet, there's no shortcut to achieving clarity other than first emptying the wastewater.

Let's apply this to creativity: At the beginning of a creative... See more

The most interesting thing I learned last year is this mental model for generating world-class writing. https://t.co/bPMHPtLDuh