the art of writing
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the art of writing
If you want to know why writing is so hard for people, ask them: “When was the last time you focused on one thing for more than an hour, without any distractions?”
A lack of focus is as limiting as a lack of skill.
nametwitter.comIt’s a nice fact that LLMs are pretty smart and useful now but suck at writing good prose. Suggests writing well really is very hard.
Nabeel S. Qureshi • Tweet
It wasn’t that I didn’t have anything to say, I was just writing to the wrong people about the wrong things.
Molly Mielke • deliberate
Writers serve the public as historians of vibe. What does it feel like to be here, now?
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David Perellx.comHandwriting, compared to typing, results in more complex brain connectivity patterns, enhancing learning and memory. This study used EEG data from 36 students to compare brain activity while writing by hand and typing.
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Neuroscience News • Handwriting Boosts Brain Connectivity and Learning - Neuroscience News
The way I see it, AI is already incredibly good at priming us while we’re writing. It can show us the way towards ideas that are adjacent to those we’re currently exploring, much better than we could see on our own.
Every • Writing with Machines
Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time.