Writing Essays As A Way Of Learning

Benefit #1: See the flaws in your own thinking and start to see the nuance (or lack thereof) in other’s point of views

It’s one thing to espouse a belief in a discussion with friends over a beer and another thing entirely to try to turn that into a coherent essay. As I started writing, I started to see how I was able to develop much better ideas thr... See more

Writing increases your rate of revelation. This is true irrespective of the subject because writing is a process of reflection, assertion, and iteration.

Writing clarifies your own ideas. Writing begets new ideas too. Writing lets you explore ideas in depth even if you won’t have time to act on them all. Writing shows people how you think and lets ... See more