On essays
I didn't know 'essay' means 'to try' until last week. That's what Montaigne was doing when he invented the form, using writing to figure out what he actually thought by engaging in the process of essaying...
→Bullets
Short posts, quick thoughts, and stuff I mostly just post on LinkedIn.
2 kinds of writers
Listened to Steven Pinker on David Perell's podcast last week. He studies language, so he broke down writing at a level I hadn't heard before.
→Trying things
I've always liked trying things just to see what happens. Looking back, that's exactly where it starts.You try something because you're curious, you get a little better, and that bit of progress is what makes you brave enough to try the next thing.
→Habit of writing more
I'm getting into the habit of writing more. It's probably the best way I have to reflect on things and gain clarity. Whenever an idea comes into my mind, I write it down and talk it through on paper...
→We used to call people
We used to call people when we didn't know something. That was all before AI came into the picture. Most of the times we'd Google it. Look at different sources and piece together. It took longer. However, somewhere in that process of searching, we were building context, relationships, and an understanding of who knew what and whom to go back to
→LinkedIn taught me this
People often talk about what you should do on the platform. But the things worth paying attention to are what you should stop doing. I heard this from someone early on, and it stuck. And then I kept observing anyway
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