don't just think, write!
why i shouldn’t be afraid to share, the beauty of writing, creating, sharing
don't just think, write!
Step 1
Pick a topic
Step 2
Read and/or discuss with others (a bit)
Step 3
Explain and defend my current, incredibly premature hypothesis, in writing (or conversation)
Step 4
Find and list weaknesses in my case
Step 5
Pick a subquestion and do more reading/discussing
Step 6
Revise my claim / switch sides
Step 7
Repeat steps 3-6 a bunch
Step 8
Get fe... See more
Pick a topic
Step 2
Read and/or discuss with others (a bit)
Step 3
Explain and defend my current, incredibly premature hypothesis, in writing (or conversation)
Step 4
Find and list weaknesses in my case
Step 5
Pick a subquestion and do more reading/discussing
Step 6
Revise my claim / switch sides
Step 7
Repeat steps 3-6 a bunch
Step 8
Get fe... See more
Holden Karnofsky • Learning by Writing
This is why writing is important. It’s harder to fool yourself that you understand something when you sit down to write about it and it comes out all disjointed and confused. Writing forces clarity
Nabeel S. Qureshi • How To Understand Things - Nabeel S. Qureshi How To Understand Things
The Cult of Done Manifesto
- There are three states of being. Not knowing, action and completion.
- Accept that everything is a draft. It helps to get it done.
- There is no editing stage.
- Pretending you know what you’re doing is almost the same as knowing what you are doing, so just accept that you know what you’re doing even if you don’t and do it.
- Banish
Thomas Deneuville • The Cult of Done Manifesto - Thomas Deneuville
A person can have the greatest idea in the world but if they can't convince enough other people, it doesn't matter.
Practical things you can do to make your text clearer.
Open two copies of the same document and put them side-by-side. Edit in one, while referring to the other.
Rewrite your first draft using this rule: no significant words from the first draft are allowed in the second draft.
If your sentence has more than two commas in it, it’s probably too long.
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Open two copies of the same document and put them side-by-side. Edit in one, while referring to the other.
Rewrite your first draft using this rule: no significant words from the first draft are allowed in the second draft.
If your sentence has more than two commas in it, it’s probably too long.
I... See more
gilest.org: Clarity hacks
god i love patagonia
I wanna write a poem. But I want it to say what you’re thinking. I wanna patch up the holes when your boat starts sinking. I wanna write that ‘one of a kind’ poem, that ‘free your mind’ poem, that ‘I like how you made that rhyme’ poem, that ‘I like that last line’ poem, that ‘Can I hear that one more time? (That is, if you don’t mind.)’ poem. I wan
... See moreBoredom is just “What’s the use?” in disguise. And “What’s the use?” is fear, and fear means you are secretly in despair. So put your fears on the page.