September 2011
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Longhand Brain vs. Typing Brain
Just a random photo
I wonder what the psychology/science is behind this: When I write longhand on my yellow legal pads, a different part of my brain kicks in compared to when I’m typing on the computer. For some reason writing longhand allows me to be more creative. So sometimes I’ll start writing on a legal pad and then I’ll type what I wrote. That usually gets me started if...
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A Great Piece of Writing Advice from Brian K.... →
scribnerbooks:
wilwheaton:
WRITE MORE, DO OTHER STUFF LESS.
That’s it. Everything else is meaningless. You can take all the classes in the world and read every book on the craft out there, but at the end of the day, writing is sorta like dieting. There are plenty of stupid fads out there and charlatans promising quick fixes, but if you want to lose weight, you have to exercise more and eat...
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August 2011
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“Obviously, this was a big storm with a lot of water and wind in it; if things...”
– Criticism of Hurricane Irene media coverage per Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker
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“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to...”
– Steve Jobs’s Best Quotes - Digits - WSJ / via @jenvalentino (via amzam)
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WatchNews made poetry: Making poetry out of the New York Times
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