Writing compass
The Power Law of Success : if you do 30 things, 29 of them are going to be irrelevant. One of them will completely change everything. Keep writing—volume is your friend. (Morgan Housel | @morganhousel)
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People don’t remember books ; they remember sentences . (Morgan Housel | @morganhousel)
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What should you write about? Look for the intersection of a Venn-Diagram with three different circles: what the audience wants to hear, what you're excited to write about, and what's good for your brand. (Mark Manson | @IAmMarkManson)
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Writing is an efficiency game. Whoever says the most stuff in the fewest words wins. (Morgan Housel | @morganhousel)
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Writers tend to put more pressure on themselves as their audience grows. They get timid and self-censor. But you have to resist that. You know you're doing it right if you're giggling. (Tyler Cowen | @tylercowen)
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5 categories all novel ideas fit (part of a writing framework)
A novel idea is one that's not just new to the reader, but also significant and not easily intuited. Think of it as new and worthwhile. I've identified five categories:
Counter-intuitive — "Oh, I never realized the world worked that way."
Counter-narrative — "Wow, that's not how I was told
... See moreRepetition is the God particle of music . Rhythm repeats within songs. Verses repeat, and the chorus repeats too. There's no music without repetition. If you want to make your writing musical, add repetition. (Derek Thompson | @DKThomp)
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Leave out the parts that readers tend to skip. (Morgan Housel | @morganhousel)