writing

Links on the In­ter­net last for­ever or a year, whichever in­con­ve­niences you more. This is a major prob­lem for any­one se­ri­ous about writ­ing with good ref­er­ences, as link rot will crip­ple sev­eral per­cent of all links each year, and com­pound­ing.

We discussed that what we deem as our “legacy” can, in fact, be hyper-local and intimate. Maybe no one will ever know the details of what you’ve said and done to others, but its subtle or not so subtle effects on another person’s life is rewarding in itself. I sometimes feel that way about writing: it’s less of a mirror or loudspeaker, and more so... See more

Seeing your ideas crumble can be a frustrating experience, but it is the point if you are writing to think. You want it to break. It is in the cracks the light shines in.

I find explaining any actually interesting idea usually requires explaining like 5 subsidiary ideas. If you’re lucky. If you’re unlucky it’s like 25 and either they’re ready for a three hour lecture or you’re not going to succeed.