Writing
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Writing
Opinion | The City Looks Different When You’re Older
nytimes.com
In 1954, Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Hersey investigated a lag measure that parents around the country were increasingly worried about. “Parents,” Hersey writes, “[are] in dismay that their children can not read.” For 2 years, Hersey read children’s books, met with experts, and attended schools to observe how reading was taught. “It became o... See more
The origin story of Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat
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
People don’t write like bureaucrats because it’s easy or fun. They do it because of the mistaken belief that it lets them off the hook.
Rewrite for humans
Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident.
Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time.
Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard.
WorkforceGPS - Plain Language Webcast Series
workforcegps.orgWriting is not about getting letters on a page. It’s not about getting done with text. It’s finding a clear and simple expression for what we feel, mean, and want to express
“I write when I’m inspired, so I see to it I’m inspired every morning at nine o’clock.” ~ Peter De Vries