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A lot of smart people tell you to read. It's great advice. Even better is to write. Putting your thoughts into words helps you crystallize your thoughts, scruti
by Ozzie_osman 4y ago
A lot of smart people tell you to read. It's great advice. Even better is to write. Putting your thoughts into words helps you crystallize your thoughts, scrutinize them, remember them better, etc.
I wish someone had given me the advice to "write more" earlier in my career. (Note that I now maintain a blog and have written a book).
- Slow_Hand 4y agoSo much this. I've been a lifelong voracious reader and only recently have I started to take writing seriously as a way to determine what I really think. I am now far more articulate, rigorous, and confident in my own beliefs than I have ever been. Taking the time to write down what I am thinking really puts it up into the light and better equips me for communicating my point of view to others in a way that is robust, concise, and internally consistent. Even if they will never read what I've written.