Writing

> The friction between idea and ability that AI evangelists promise to eradicate is not a problem suffered by a disadvantaged few. It’s the fundamental condition of the writer, and it is precisely through that friction that we discover what it is we actually have to say. 

"did AI write this? there are so many dashes" god forbid a girl is influenced by emily dickinson

> He correctly notes that we learn from others, but doesn't distinguish between thoughtful deference to expertise and mindless submission to authority. In his rush to deflate contrarian individualism, he ends up championing a conformism that's perhaps even more dangerous in its own way. The truth, as usual, lies... See more

Honorable mentions: “however comma, whole time”

what do you do when all the heartbreak and loss you used to write about in your 20s slowly, meticulously heals along the way. and here you are. on the edge of the next decade. unable to lift a pen, down to the ebbing joy you’ve carved out for yourself on the daily. unfortunate. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers... See more

The first 24 quotes of the 100 quotes that helped me write last year. (More in today’s newsletter. Link in bio: @austinkleon)