hannah ludlow
@hannahsintrigue
hannah ludlow
- "The ‘safe path’ is not actually safe. In fact it’s dangerous. It’s dangerous to your dreams. Safety murders your ambition. Murders your sense of adventure. Safety is a serial killer. But it operates in a slow, boring fashion. Like a pillow suffocating an old-man on a hospital bed."
... See more Every character in a book, even the most minor, needs a motivation. They have to want something. This is where agency comes from, because characters who want things are the ones who push the story to get them.
from 2k to 10k: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love by Rachel Aaron
Fiction is about letting go of control and letting a universe or character unwind through the aeolian forces of your imagination.
- The idea of research as leisure activity has stayed with me because it seems to describe a kind of intellectual inquiry that comes from idiosyncratic passion and interest. It’s not about the formal credentials. It’s fundamentally about play . It seems to describe a life where it’s just fun to be reading, learning, writing, and collaborating on idea... See more
from research as leisure activity by Celine Nguyen
- It seems that Peter Thiel’s framing in Zero to One is much more powerful in capturing the attention of founders:
“A great company is a conspiracy to change the world"
from #72: Sustainable Businesses, Rest & Leisure, Curiosity
- I believe that we are in the early days of what will be remembered as one of the greatest times to be alive for hyper-curious people who are willing to be creative, connect with others, and share their ideas online.
from The Great Creator Arbitrage Opportunity | #200 🥳 by Paul Millerd
I think “And what else?” is the best coaching question in the world. It does two things: It extends the period of curiosity, and it tames your advice monster.
- People who live in large cities have larger egos because at night they can't see the stars
Work backwards from the emotion you're trying to create in the reader. Then let the structure follow.