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Mar 7, 2024
8 thoughts on Writing to Learn by William Zinsser (1998) 1. Writing is a way to explore a question and gain control over it. 2. An idea can have value in itself, but its usefulness diminishes to the extent that you can’t articulate it to someone else. 3. Writing organizes and
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Sep 7, 2023
Jordan Peterson on writing: "If you can think, and speak, and write, you are absolutely deadly. Writing is thinking formalized. You gain the ability to think by first learning to write very, very carefully. Then, when you can write effectively, you can do anything you want."
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Nov 8, 2023
The paradoxes of modern life @david_perell's mini essay:
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Jun 27, 2023
C.S. Lewis on why you need to read more old books: “It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between. Every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable
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Dec 3, 2023
13 remarkable tweets from Shane Parrish (@shaneparrish), the creator of Farnam Street: 1. One mark of a smart person is the ability to learn from people they don’t like. 2. The most powerful productivity tool ever invented is simply the word "no." 3. Rich people have money.
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Mar 15, 2024
How to find your life’s work? 5 strategies from Robert Greene: 1. The Primal Inclination Strategy: Einstein became obsessed with a compass at 5. He wondered: what was the invisible force moving the needle? He spent his life unravelling the mystery of invisible forces. Robert
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Dec 17, 2023
C.S. Lewis on why you need to read more old books: “It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between. Every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable
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@1WriteofPassage
Nov 21, 2023
THIS reading list will 10x your understanding of tech and capitalism: 1. Andreessen archive: t.ly/readpmarca (@pmarca) 2. Balaji archive: t.ly/readbalaji (@balajis) 3. Altman archive: t.ly/readaltman (@sama) 4. Peter Thiel archive: t.ly/readthiel
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Jun 28, 2023
Only obsessive readers can become great writers. By reading, you develop your taste. You train your mind to tell good books from bad. And above all, you cultivate a vision of what writing should be. Over time, you become less and less satisfied with what's out there. This
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Dec 10, 2023
The most powerful lines from Clear Thinking (2023), the new bestseller from Shane Parrish: 1. Admitting you're wrong isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. 2. It takes courage to accept feedback that bruises your self-image. 3. The most powerful story in the world
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@1WriteofPassage
Dec 2, 2023
Rory Sutherland on the cost of being too logical: "It is much easier to be fired for being illogical than it is for being unimaginative. The fatal issue is that logic always gets you to exactly the same place as your competitors." Dream a little. It's your competitive edge.
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Oct 22, 2023
A Big List of Writing Advice From the How I Write podcast: 1. Many of your best ideas will emerge in fits of rage or frustration. Channel the fury. (Marc Andreessen | @pmarca) 2. If simple words were enough for Hemingway, they’re enough for you. (Sam Parr | @thesamparr) 3.
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@1WriteofPassage
Mar 27, 2024
Jordan Peterson on writing: "If you can think, and speak, and write, you are absolutely deadly. Writing is thinking formalized. You gain the ability to think by first learning to write very, very carefully. Then, when you can write effectively, you can do anything you want."
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Aug 15, 2023
Your greatest work happens at the confluence of your unconnected obsessions. Tolkien's college tutors were in "despair" over his random hobbies: writing verse, constructing new languages, and dragon tales. But without them, he would've never written Lord of the Rings.
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