Sublime

The simplest way to clarify your thinking is to write a full page about whatever you are dealing with and then delete everything except the 1-2 sentences that explain it best.”

“A few tips on how to be a better writer:

– write about what fascinates you

– make one point per sentence

– use stories to make your point

– cut extra words like “really” and “very”

– read the whole thing out loud

– post publicly (you’ll try harder when you know others will read it)

And finally, be more thoughtful about what you consume. The quality of id... See more

“The trick to writing well is to...

– take long sentences and make them short

– take confusing ideas and make them clear

– take unrelated concepts and make them related

...without losing the main idea in the process.”

Mine is to write notes on the first blank white page inside the book—just a simple one-line summary that helps me reconnect with each of the book’s ideas, definitions, and data points when I return to it. Also, the actual act of writing down such notes helps me understand each concept on the spot and makes me more likely to retain it. I write the p

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“For a few weeks, I started each morning by writing “What do I actually want?” at the top of a blank page.

It’s surprising how useful it is to keep asking the same question. Each time, my answer became more precise.

Once I knew what I wanted, I turned it into action steps.”