Writing
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Writing
Finishing means failing. If you always stay in the drafting stage, success—however you define it—is always on the horizon. But failing is how we teach ourselves to write.
Lincoln Michel • The First and Best Writing Advice I Ever Received
Critical theorist Walter Benjamin once distinguished between two types of storytellers: one is a keeper of the traditions; another is the one who has journeyed afar and tells stories of other places. But there is a third, and that is the exile. The exile, with a gaze that is obscured by distance and time, may not always be precise in terms of infor
... See moreImani Perry • South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
1. Write to Make Sense of Things
You don’t need to start with a point. You just need to start.
This is private writing. Messy, nonlinear, uncool. It’s the kind of writing that happens in the margins of your notebook, in half-sentences, in half-truths you’re still working through.
But this is where your best thinking gets born. This is where vague ide... See more
You don’t need to start with a point. You just need to start.
This is private writing. Messy, nonlinear, uncool. It’s the kind of writing that happens in the margins of your notebook, in half-sentences, in half-truths you’re still working through.
But this is where your best thinking gets born. This is where vague ide... See more
Silvia Oviedo López • How to Start Writing
50 Powerful reading tips from the four smartest readers I've come across:
1) Read what you love until you love to read.
2) Reading a book isn’t a race—the better the book, the more slowly it should be absorbed.
3) Read out of curiosity and interest. The best book... See more
Economist and bestselling author @tylercowen reads 100+ books a year.
Here are 18 tips from him on how to read fast, read well, and read widely:
1) Cowen’s first rule of reading is as follows: You need not finish. He takes up books with great hope and no mercy, and when he is done—sometimes ... See more
Brad Stulberg (@BStulberg) is a bestselling author who's read hundreds of books.
Here are his 7 tips for developing a deep reading habit:
(based on the scientific research and real-world practice)
1) Use A Hardcopy Book
Research shows... See more
