Tasting Notes With Robin Sloan
The problem is, we put things into notes because we don't know what we'll use it for. You write down a quote from a book because you could eventually use it in 1,000 different ways. You could use it to help you make a decision, or write an essay, or lift a friend’s spirit when they’re going through a tough time (and you might use it for
... See moreEvery • The End of Organizing
When I’m in the thick of a project ideas come all the time, but they’re more likely to strike in the middle of the supermarket, or on a walk, than at my desk. So now I’ll stop, wherever I am – under a tree, beside Frozen Goods, at a bus shelter – and note the thought down on any scrap of paper I can find in my bag – a receipt, the back of a ticket,
... See moreMiranda France • The Writing School
We constantly encounter interesting ideas along the way and only a fraction of them are useful for the particular paper we started reading it for. Why let them go to waste? Make a note and add it to your slip-box. It improves it. Every idea adds to what can become a critical mass that turns a mere collection of ideas into an idea-generator. A typic
... See moreSönke Ahrens • How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers
I get tired and go to “The Well.” It’s a digital folder with hundreds of documents, each containing an idea, a kernel, the very beginnings of an essay. The more I scroll through The Well, the less anxious I feel and the more in control I am. Want to be more in control when you write? I’ve some advice: Become excellent at recording your ideas as the
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