Writing
When you write-to-release, you will end up learning about yourself in the process (which will help to inform the other types of writing I’ll go over). Oftentimes, you don’t know what you’re holding onto until you let it all out, and the great thing about the practice is that all fear of judgment is nullified. There is only honesty, and that purity
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“I don’t like to write, but I take great pleasure in having written—in having finally made an arrangement that has a certain inevitability, like the solution to a mathematical problem. Perhaps in no other line of work is delayed gratification so delayed.”
Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All
William Zinsser in Writing To Learn
Rather than finding problems for you to address, take a closer look at your own. What problems have you experienced that you’ve gained clarity into? What are some pressing problems you care deeply about now? Better yet, which problems have you always cared for that give them a timeless quality?
Once you’ve identified these problems, then your job is
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The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.
Feynman Principle
To find my voice . It took staring down my 50th birthday to believe I had a valuable perspective to share. My writing to that point had been private musings in a journal or business memos.
Robert Breen • Why Blogs Matter
The difference between a good adverb and a bad one?
Bad adverbs are implied. Good adverbs twist meaning.
Whenever I don’t know what I think about something, I use this form of writing. In the hopes that my experience may clarify yours, here are some practical ways to go about it:
• All writing-to-think stems from a problem you’re wrestling with, or a problem you want to understand better. So the moment you become interested in a problem, make note of
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Sophie Tahran in “Designing with Words” at SmashingConf Freiburg
You need to first review your interests, your curiosities, and your style to determine the foundation of where your stories will come from. Understand who you are before learning what resonates with others.