Johnathan Dodson

When you’re used to following a script, it’s hard to learn to write one. When the script is finished, it can feel like the story is over. At least, the pleasant parts. This is disquieting at best, depressing at worst

“All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was. Writers are like that: remembering where we were, what valley we ran through, what the banks were like, the light that was there and the route back to our original place. It is emotional memory-what the nerves and the skin remember as well as how it appeared. And a... See more

the attention economy erodes trust. It rewards the most dramatic claims, the most outrageous behavior, the most compelling narratives regardless of their relationship to truth or long-term consequences.

Good writing is meditative writing. It’s a polished and cohesive train of thought, devoid of superfluous babble. If intrusive thoughts make their way into your writing and you neglect to edit them out, your work will suffer. Quality writing does not arise from a stream of consciousness or absent-mindedness. It’s a practice of meditating on a... See more

My theory why quality is so rare is that it is rare to have people care for their work or allowed to care for their work. The culture shifted from people doing their craft to fastest way to check the checkbox https://t.co/v1BWuArhKE https://t.co/JgxZz6XERm