subtract
by Agalia Tan · updated 2mo ago
subtract
- you can never create something worth reading unless you are committed to the total destruction of everything that isn’t
from The Full Reset by Collab Fund
Agalia Tan added 5mo ago
- 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 moreAgalia Tan added 5mo ago
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
Agalia Tan added 5mo ago
Be ruthless about what you ignore.
Agalia Tan added 5mo ago
- Simplicity takes an enormous amount of time and effort.
from Lessons I'm still learning
Agalia Tan added 2mo ago
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