So much of your happiness will be determined by the quality of people you surround yourself with, and writing online is the best way to atrract a constant flow of quality people who share your interests.
I think of writing a lot like walking. It’s rarely the most popular, the most effective, or the most efficient way of getting to your destination. I don’t always want to do it, and it’s not always technically enjoyable; sometimes it’s boring or slow, sometimes it’s tiring and pointless, sometimes it’s cold or wet or windy and I’m retracing the same... See more
The most important advantage of writing is that it helps us confront ourselves when we do not understand something as well as we would like to believe.
Writing is a tool to reach beyond consensus. Write and write and write until you transcend the cliches and step into undiscovered territory
-Ava talking to David Perell
1. The aim of my writing is never to make money. If there are opportunities, I will pay attention, but it is never the direct aim. I obsessively focus on other funding mechanisms such that I don't have to worry much about how to monetize writing.
2. I write for readers like me. I dislike a lot of the current trends in books. I think they dumb down... See more