writing
Writing the Unthinkable with Lynda Barry
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But that’s only about a third of what I’ve written. The rest is invisible. Why? Because it’s dirt.
“Dirt” doesn’t mean bad compositions. It means most of my writing is not composition. It’s random thoughts, or notes to myself, or explorations into my interests. My rule is to listen to my brain — if it wants to write nothing but to-do lists for two... See more
“Dirt” doesn’t mean bad compositions. It means most of my writing is not composition. It’s random thoughts, or notes to myself, or explorations into my interests. My rule is to listen to my brain — if it wants to write nothing but to-do lists for two... See more
James Horton, PhD. • The Nonwriter's Guide to Writing A Lot
How to Manage Multiple Interests & Actually CREATE Something
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We worry so much about AGI taking over, we missed the part where we are turning ourselves into bots... https://t.co/k7TCNItMsl
Writing notes instead of copying them
There’s another important shift I made.
In the past, I’d highlight something, dump it into my notes, and forget it.
No reflection. No rephrasing. Just mindless copy-paste.
It kept me on the surface and wasn’t sparking any new interesting insights.
That changed when I discovered the Feynman technique .
It’s a fancy... See more
There’s another important shift I made.
In the past, I’d highlight something, dump it into my notes, and forget it.
No reflection. No rephrasing. Just mindless copy-paste.
It kept me on the surface and wasn’t sparking any new interesting insights.
That changed when I discovered the Feynman technique .
It’s a fancy... See more
I Wasted 10 Years Taking Notes to Create Content. Here’s the Best System I Found
Using AI to Augment, Not Automate Your Writing
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