subtract
Simplicity takes an enormous amount of time and effort.
Lessons I'm still learning
you can never create something worth reading unless you are committed to the total destruction of everything that isn’t
Collab Fund • The Full Reset
Be ruthless about what you ignore.
Know how to leave things alone, for if knowing how to refuse is one of life's great lessons, an even greater one is knowing how to say no to yourself, to important people, and in business. There are non-essential activities, moths of precious time, and it's worse to take an interest in irrelevant things than to do nothing at all
A good editor is someone who uses deliberate subtraction to actually add life to the ideas, setting, plot, and characters.
The Latin root of the word decision — cis or cid — literally means "to cut" or "to kill."
Becoming an essentialist means making cutting, condensing, and correcting a natural part of our daily routine — making editing a natural ca... See more
The Latin root of the word decision — cis or cid — literally means "to cut" or "to kill."
Becoming an essentialist means making cutting, condensing, and correcting a natural part of our daily routine — making editing a natural ca... See more
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