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Apr
28

micro blog

> Today, most writing instead goes into a small number of centralized social networking sites, where you can’t move
2 min read
Dec
11

Doing the Work

> I’m trying to figure out why I don’t write more… why don’t I share my thoughts
2 min read
Nov
03

Fifty Thousand Words

> I’ve known about NaNoWriMo for years, but the thing is: 50,000. That’s a big number, like
1 min read
Oct
22

Asimov on Creativity

My feeling is that as far as creativity is concerned, isolation is required. The creative person is, in any case,
1 min read
Aug
28

Matt Gemmell - Raw Materials

> Everyone has their tales to tell, and the ones that resonate most tend to be the troubling ones… we
1 min read
Feb
10

Obsession x Voice

> Find your obsession. Every day, explain it to one person you respect. Edit everything, skip shortcuts, and try not
2 min read
May
01

iPad for Work

> It is not a sacrifice to use the iPad as a primary device. — Shawn Blanc, Why the iPad is
2 min read
Jan
05

Don't Move, Improve

> Success will come only to those who are willing to have a little blind faith–in themselves, in their
4 min read
Oct
07

Pausing to Read - Site Design

> Instapaper does point to a clear flaw in newspaper and magazine website design: The reading experience is rarely, if
2 min read
Sep
14

Breaking the SEO Chains, or The Value of Not Blogging

> There is so much to write that I haven’t written. And I’ll never get to paper. And
3 min read

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micro blog

> Today, most writing instead goes into a small number of centralized social networking sites, where you can’t move your content, advertisements and fake news are everywhere, and if one of these sites fails, your content disappears from the internet. Too many sites have gone away and taken our
Tags: micro blog | ulysses | writing

Doing the Work

> I’m trying to figure out why I don’t write more… why don’t I share my thoughts and ideas more often than I do? Why do I feel so often have this feeling of perpetual stuckness? What’s strange is that I don’t even think I
Tags: work | writing

Fifty Thousand Words

> I’ve known about NaNoWriMo for years, but the thing is: 50,000. That’s a big number, like almost an insurmountable number. I’ve never felt like I wanted to participate, but I always was impressed with those who did manage to at least try. So this year
Tags: nanowrimo | writing

Asimov on Creativity

My feeling is that as far as creativity is concerned, isolation is required. The creative person is, in any case, continually working at it. His mind is shuffling his information at all times, even when he is not conscious of it. (The famous example of Kekule working out the structure
Tags: creativity | isaac asimov | writing

Matt Gemmell - Raw Materials

> Everyone has their tales to tell, and the ones that resonate most tend to be the troubling ones… we need to share those experiences. We can perform a kind of exorcism by exposing them to the cold light of day where no deep shadows are cast, and to the
Tags: reading | writing

Obsession x Voice

> Find your obsession. Every day, explain it to one person you respect. Edit everything, skip shortcuts, and try not to be a dick. Get better. Merlin Mann, How to Blog [http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/50022261/how-to-blog] My Sunday morning was spent listening to a discussion between Merlin Mann
Tags: john gruber | merlin mann | reading | work | writing

iPad for Work

> It is not a sacrifice to use the iPad as a primary device. — Shawn Blanc, Why the iPad is My New Laptop [http://shawnblanc.net/2012/04/ipad-laptop/] Shawn writes about how he’s using his iPad [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009W8YQ6K/ref=as_li_tl?ie=
Tags: ipad | work | writing

Don't Move, Improve

> Success will come only to those who are willing to have a little blind faith–in themselves, in their art, and in their ability to stand tall and take the world by storm. — Ashley Ambirge, The Middle Finger Project [http://www.themiddlefingerproject.org/resolutions-are-for-chumps-i-choose-revolution/] With 2010 now over, a
Tags: blogging | fitness | life | writing

Pausing to Read - Site Design

> Instapaper does point to a clear flaw in newspaper and magazine website design: The reading experience is rarely, if ever, the priority. For better or worse, it typically takes a backseat to organizing and promoting content and generating pageviews. — Jake Brooks [http://brooksinbeta.com/] Joanne of Tomorrow Museum [http:
Tags: design | reading | work | writing

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