Keybits' Shared Bookmarks - #writing

Your Writing

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 06:34:02 +0000

Less than 1% of your writing will be life-changing. 3% will be trivial to write. 4% will strongly resonate with others in a way you didn't expect. 5% will be quite good. 15% probably should've never been published. 26% will illicit a reaction you did not expect. Positive or negative. 28% will be

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How to make writing less hard | Oliver Burkeman

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:29:57 +0000

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Why keep a diary...

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 08:45:08 +0000

One of my few prized possessions is this 70-page autobiographical book by my great-grandfather who was born in 1902 and was a farmer in France. Only a few copies were printed. His chapter titles are truly amazing, each is about 1-2 pages: - I saw the beginning of electrification - I saw the first cars - I saw the first airplanes - I smoked my first cigarette at 7 years old - I saw a total solar eclipse - The telephone - 1914: The war - I had the Spanish flu

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MyST Markdown - Tools for the future of technical communication - MyST Markdown

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 06:05:31 +0000

Community-driven tools for the future of technical communication and publication. MyST makes Markdown more extensible and powerful to support an ecosystem of tools for computational narratives, technical documentation, and open scientific communication.

Notes: recommended by SimonW via: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41120254

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Use A Work Journal To Recover Focus Faster And Clarify Your Thoughts

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:44:13 +0000

You’re working on the most complex problem in computer science: fixing permissions on a deployment pipeline. It’s been 4 days you started on that simple task...

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Writing to stimulate the brain, and to quiet it.

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 14:16:09 +0000

Angelo Pesce's homepage & blog on computers, graphics and other things.

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FutureMe: Write a Letter to your Future Self

Fri, 17 May 2024 10:44:44 +0000

Write a letter to the future: set goals for yourself, make a prediction about the world. Envision the future, and then make it happen. FutureMe has been delivering letters to the future for millions of people since 2002.

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Robin Rendle — Good and useful writing

Thu, 16 May 2024 07:24:58 +0000

The website of Robin Rendle, a designer and writer from the UK.

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Guide: How to start a writing habit

Wed, 08 May 2024 12:31:28 +0000

A short guide to help you build a habit of writing consistently by Peter Suhm.

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The beauty of writing — Jack Vanlightly

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:52:15 +0000

I woke up this morning, sleep deprived after my cat woke me up repeatedly last night and discovered I needed to write something about writing. Perhaps it's because I'm reading "Bird by bird" again by Anne Lamott. So here is another post about writing as a software engineer. I love writing, I love the feel of knowing there's a seed of a story or an idea inside. With some writing projects I know something is there worth telling, but I don't always know enough about it yet to be sure. Sometimes it requires upfront research and sometimes I think I know enough to start writing and see the idea emerge as I type. The piece advances, in fits and starts, as I go back and research gaps, and often discarding the whole thing and rewriting it again... until it has formed itself into something worth while. Then I send it to people for review and I get more ideas and insights making the piece better again.

Notes: and the previous post https://jack-vanlightly.com/blog/2022/1/25/write-for-others-but-mostly-for-yourself

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Once a Month

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 08:26:06 +0000

An easy way to do more things you love.

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Clearleft tone of voice and style guide

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 14:08:37 +0000

Advice and guidelines for writing at Clearleft, the design transformation consultancy.

Notes: And Jeremey's blog post accompanying this: https://adactio.com/journal/20909

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