the art of writing
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the art of writing
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.
David Perelltwitter.comEzra Klein: Writers who outsource their research to AI operate on a flawed model of how the mind works. https://t.co/QaQ0CjT8h3
David Perellx.com“[Writers] are the fastest designers in the world. They’re amazing at boiling down incredibly abstract concepts into tiny packets of cognition, or language.”
Matt Felten • Words as Material
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.com
I’ve spent the last year and a half telling everyone that TikTok saved my career. But that’s not true. What saved my career was writing a great fucking book.
Laura Steven • On social media, moving needles, and an act of blind faith
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
2. I write for readers like me. I dislike a lot of the current trends in books. I think they dumb down... See more
Paul Millerd • Tweet
superb writing (and life) advice from paul millerd
The novelist Jennifer Egan says, “You can only write regularly if you’re willing to write badly. You can’t write regularly and well. One should accept bad writing as a way of priming the pump, a warm-up exercise that allows you to write well.”