Writing
As we move to a new future where people communicate digitally, writing is going to be more important than ever. The effects of charisma, height, looks and size will not hold the same sway and more attention will be paid to quality of ideas.
Paul Millerd • #100: We Need 100x More Creators Online

Shower thought:
Normal behavior is forgotten. Only weird behavior survives.
Nobody tells stories of when you did the expected — they only tell stories when you did the unexpected.
Normal behavior costs nothing in the short term — but it disappears into the... See more
I have to write to discover what I am doing. —Flannery O’Connor
Anna Quindlen • Write for Your Life
See enough and write it down, I tell myself, and then some morning when the world seems drained of wonder, some day when I am only going through the motions of doing what I am supposed to do, which is write — on that bankrupt morning I will simply open my notebook and there it will all be, a forgotten account with accumulated interest, paid passage... See more
Joan Didion • On Keeping A Notebook
As John Lasseter likes to say, ‘our films don’t get finished, they just get released.’” – Pete Docter, Pixar (source)
TWN Issue 15: Embracing a "Fractal Bud" in Knowledge
Announcing: Writing Examples
Today is launch day! We built this website to celebrate great writing.
It’s 100% free. Each article deconstructs a piece of writing from an iconic writer. The goal is to give you X-Ray vision into what makes sentences and paragraphs come alive (so that you can... See more
David Perellx.comDavid Mamet Memo to "The Unit" Writing Staff
David Mamet's memo provides guidelines for the writing staff of the TV show "The Unit" regarding the importance of drama, storytelling, and creating engaging scenes that advance the plot.
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