Writing
Love to write~
Writing
Know of > Know about > Relate to > Embody
Know of = Heard of
Know about = Know theory
Relate to = Personal connection, to practice and try on, some personal relation to develop experience and connection
Embody = Living and breathing it, being natural, IN body and subconscious
“Deliberate practice” is a step above “purposeful practice.” Purposeful practice is about picking one thing to work on based on your own perceived weakness. Deliberate practice is about knowing the full map of a craft, pursuing all ends at once, and following the guidance of an expert.
I’ve been recommended to check out the book Peak, on athletic
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I think Essay Architecture covers the beautiful. It’s the vessel to shape something so it’s engaging, balanced, and full. Truth is writing about topics that are real and honest and unique to you, while the good is about arriving at an idea that condones harmony and advances the
... See morePutting ideas into words is a severe test. The first words you choose are usually wrong; you have to rewrite sentences over and over to get them exactly right. And your ideas won't just be imprecise, but incomplete too. Half the ideas that end up in an essay will be ones you thought of while you were writing it. Indeed, that's why I write them.
Paul Graham • Putting Ideas Into Words
Thoreau was a writer, and a re-writer. Walden went through seven drafts longhand.
Henry David Thoreau, Damion Searls, • The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861
"Write in a way that comes naturally," "Revise and rewrite," "Do not explain too much," and the rest; above all, the cleansing, clarion "Be clear."
William Strunk JR. and E.B. White • The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
I’ll also use chunks as thought-starters for exploratory writing. In essence, I’m keeping an inventory of thoughts on my computer. I’m stockpiling ideas, stories, and prose
Mark Levy • Accidental Genius
What you write should sound just like you talking when you’re at your best — when your ideas flow swiftly and in good order, when your syntax is smooth, your vocabulary accurate, and afterward you think that you couldn’t possibly have put things any better than you did.