Unreasonably effective writing advice:
"What are you trying to say here?
Okay, just write that."
Dwarkesh Patelx.comUnreasonably effective writing advice: "What are you trying to say here? Okay, just write that."
“The trick to writing well is to...
– take long sentences and make them short
– take confusing ideas and make them clear
– take unrelated concepts and make them related
...without losing the main idea in the process.”
– take long sentences and make them short
– take confusing ideas and make them clear
– take unrelated concepts and make them related
...without losing the main idea in the process.”
3-2-1: On asking permission, the trick to writing well, and the magic of reading
Constantly ask: what am I trying to say? Then ask: have I said it?
Derek Sivers • On Writing Well - by William Zinsser | Derek Sivers
In writing it means: say what you mean and say it briefly.