Category: Creativity
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The Tyranny of Efficiency
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Faster isn’t always better. Sometimes, taking a long, arduous detour is far more fulfilling than taking a shortcut to your destination. That’s all I want to say here. Those two…
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Here’s the Method: There Is No Method
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The other day, I was cycling through an avenue of yellow-leafed trees with bald crowns, while listening to an interview with the author George Saunders. The sun was piercing through the…
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Writing Is Deleting
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One of the few soothing reminders that reliably warp my writer’s block from a brick wall into a magically traversable barrier (like the one at platform nine and three-quarters) is…
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‘The Science of Storytelling’ by Will Storr: A Complete Breakdown
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After years of combing through frustrating advice, The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr revolutionized how I craft stories in two ways. For one thing, it addresses the core problems I encounter…
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Optimize Less, Fail More
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My first writer’s desk was a white, rectangular specimen from a Swedish furniture retailer. The height was adjustable, and its surface was so large that I could lay on it…
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How to Write Well: 4 Lessons From ‘The Sense of Style’ by Steven Pinker
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Since I started writing professionally three years ago, I’ve read dozens of books, style guides, and advice columns on how to write well. Out of all these, The Sense of Style is the…