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> Rule of 3 in conversation. To get to the real reason, ask a person to go deeper than what they just said. Then again, and once more. The third time’s answer i
by luord 6y ago
> Rule of 3 in conversation. To get to the real reason, ask a person to go deeper than what they just said. Then again, and once more. The third time’s answer is close to the truth.
This is one where I see how it can be very helpful, but I don't have the first clue on how to go about it. Simply asking to "go deeper" is often met with a "what?"
> Before you are old, attend as many funerals as you can bear, and listen. Nobody talks about the departed’s achievements. The only thing people will remember is what kind of person you were while you were achieving.
This one might be true for funerals, but definitely not for obituaries.
> Art is in what you leave out.
As an aspiring writer of fiction, this was the only one I could not understand at all, yet really, really wish I did.
> You really don’t want to be famous. Read the biography of any famous person.
True, but I believe there's a difference between "fame" and "distinction". Striving for the latter might not be all that bad.
- prawn 6y agoI think "go deeper" is replaced with a contextual question that shows you understand so far and invite the person to speak further. On simplifying your art, I assume they're getting at leaving readers to fill in parts with their imagination. There is some notorious shredding of Dan Brown writing I've seen which might help convey it. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/dont-make-fun-of-renowned-dan-brown/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/dont-make-fun-of-r... i.e., describe rough hands to infer a life of manual labour or a deliberate pace to imply age, rather than just tell people the age, job title and so on. A landscape photographer I know advises looking at the scene and finding a way to simplify it. Then again. And again. So, recomposing the scene to avoid an extra tree, or more rocks or something else distracting. When editing a digital image, it can involve spot-removing rocks from sand or blemishes that only distract the eye. Found this on Reddit: As Dr Seuss said: "A man with two heads must have two hats and two toothbrushes. Don't give him hair of purple seaweed and live fireflies for eyes."