writing is how you clarify your beliefs in order to make them useful to others
which in turn prompts conversations which help further clarity your thoughts and lets you be of greater & greater service
writing is how you clarify your beliefs in order to make them useful to others which in turn prompts conversations which help further clarity your thoughts and lets you be of greater & greater service
Writing increases your rate of revelation. This is true irrespective of the subject because writing is a process of reflection, assertion, and iteration.
Writing clarifies your own ideas. Writing begets new ideas too. Writing lets you explore ideas in depth even if you won’t have time to act on them all. Writing shows people how you think and lets ... See more
Writing clarifies your own ideas. Writing begets new ideas too. Writing lets you explore ideas in depth even if you won’t have time to act on them all. Writing shows people how you think and lets ... See more
Anu • Writer-Builders
(As Joan Didion said, “I don’t know what I think until I write about it.”)
Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear
I don’t write to simply generate a 1,200 word output. I consider writing to be an extension of my curiosity, and the writing process itself is what turns a rough idea into a finished product. I begin with a vague idea based on some observation of the world, and I put that on paper. As I’m writing that idea, two distant synapses in my brain connect,... See more
Jack Raines • The Purpose of Things Isn't to Stop Doing Things.
If writing down your ideas always makes them more precise and more complete, then no one who hasn't written about a topic has fully formed ideas about it. And someone who never writes has no fully formed ideas about anything nontrivial.