Jake
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writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
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how to live with the discomfort of learning (instead of running from it)
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"Still, I believe the first draft of a book—even a long one—should take no more than three months, the length of a season." - Stephen King
To the extent that we can give a brief answer to the question of where novel ideas come from, it's curiosity. That's what people are usually feeling before having them.
Paul Graham • How to Think for Yourself
The alchemy of the rewrite
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Everyone I know who's independent-minded is deeply curious, and everyone I know who's conventional-minded isn't. Except, curiously, children. All small children are curious. Perhaps the reason is that even the conventional-minded have to be curious in the beginning, in order to learn what the conventions are. Whereas the independent-minded are the... See more
Paul Graham • How to Think for Yourself
Rough Draft 2024, Part Two: Reflecting on a decade of work
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What’s one word on your mind right now?
What’s an idea that jumped out at you from what you just heard?
What did this remind you of?
Share one way you might make this better.
On a scale of 1 to 5, how confident/excited/clear are you on what you just heard?
Raise your hand if you felt ____ about this. Raise your hand if you felt _____ about this. (Bonus