writing
Putting ideas into words doesn't have to mean writing, of course. You can also do it the old way, by talking. But in my experience, writing is the stricter test. You have to commit to a single, optimal sequence of words. Less can go unsaid when you don't have tone of voice to carry meaning. And you can focus in a way that would seem excessive in... See more
Paul Graham • Putting Ideas Into Words
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.
Henrik Karlsson • How to Think in Writing
Perhaps you're the same kind of non- Writer writer. The playful amateur kind who uses it to explore and communicate ideas, rather than making the medium part of your identity. But even amateurs want to be good. I certainly want to get good.
Maggie Appleton • The Finest Narrative Non-Fiction Essays
I think I want to write essays that are like jazz improvisations: spend a lot of time building up rigorous ways of thinking and gathering stories, but then, in the moment of writing, I pull on that improvisationally in relation to a structural idea that provides momentum
Henrik Karlssonsubstack.comWe 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
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