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"Forget First Drafts; Write Perfect the First Time Instead" or "Forget The Way That Happens To Work For You; Write The Way You Failed To Do For Years Instea
by Arubis 5y ago
"Forget First Drafts; Write Perfect the First Time Instead"
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"Forget The Way That Happens To Work For You; Write The Way You Failed To Do For Years Instead".
Blog posts are probably more readable than Twitter threads; I won't argue that. But if using Twitter is the thing that gets you to get ideas out of your head and into the written word, it's a hell of a lot better than just thinking about that awesome blog post and then never writing it—and, as siblings have noted, the "dump into Twitter, revise into a blog post" flow is both common and totally reasonable.
- leephillips 5y ago“it's a hell of a lot better” Better for whom? On the whole, it’s worse. Worse for me. Worse for everyone. “than just thinking about that awesome blog post and then never writing it” No. Please think about it and never write it. That’s the best outcome I can think of. Am I asking too much?
- TameAntelope 5y agoThinking by writing is a concept that PG talks about in his most recent essay, posted literally today. It's absolutely a thing, and to shun it is to shun an entire creative process.
- cindarin 5y agoYou certainly are.
- Arubis 5y agoHonestly? Yes, you are. The behavior of other folks that aren't on your payroll & aren't hurting you by isn't your domain; your option is simply to not read it. Or, more colloquially: they're not your b****.
- moron4hire 5y agoYes, you are asking too much. If it's such a pain to you, then stop following. You weren't forced to start, and nobody is holding you hostage. You can leave at any time. Your supposed damage is your own fault.