Writing
Emily Van Tassel and
Writing
I have learned so many things from music about writing. I think there are three important elements: rhythm, harmony, and free improvisation. I learned these things from music, not from literature. And when I started to write, I tried to write as though I were playing music.
Deborah Treisman • The Underground Worlds of Haruki Murakami
When people resonate with what you create, it means you’ve correctly diagnosed and articulated a collective idea. Successful writing is the arbitrage of capturing people’s ideas and communicating it to them before they are aware of it themselves.
My writing is a beacon for new connections, ideas, and opportunities. Almost all my closest friends are people I’ve met on the internet. Reading somebody else’s writing is a great gauge of a person’s mind. It reveals how they think, what inspires them, and what they value.
Dan Shipper • How David Perell Writes an Essay
I feel the same
A THESIS is a unique perspective, anchored in experience and culture, that organizes supporting material, to change someone’s mind . It is singular: the center of the mandala, from which every sentence dances around.
Michael Dean • THESIS
I want to do is write serious, complicated, difficult things in a very easy style that is fluid and comfortable to read.
Deborah Treisman • The Underground Worlds of Haruki Murakami
Unreasonably effective writing advice:
"What are you trying to say here?
Okay, just write that."
"What are you trying to say here?
Okay, just write that."
Dwarkesh Patel • Tweet
“Advice? I don’t have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If you’re writing, you’re a writer. Write like you’re a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and there’s no chance for a pardon. Write like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and you’ve got just one last thing to say, ... See more
A quote by Alan W. Watts
One thing I know about writing is that you do not have to be in the mood to do it. Being in the mood to write, like being in the mood to make love, is a luxury that isn’t necessary in a long-term relationship. Just as the first caress can lead to a change of heart, the first sentence, however tentative and awkward, can lead to a desire to go just a
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