Eliminating the friction involved in writing is what matters most for a writer.

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• Writing is a skill that can be acquired through continuous effort and a low-friction process. SSSteph Smith6 Oct 2019
• Writing gets better when it is handled physically, like a collage of scraps pushed around, rather than composed. AKAustin Kleon12 Oct 2022
• Writing still matters even when the world is on fire. MKMary Robinette Kowal16 Jan 2026
• Writing is valuable even if it is only for the writer's own benefit. ABAndrew Bosworth28 Nov 2018
• Writing is how the thinking gets done, so a writer who hands the words to a machine has given away the part that mattered. MKMartin Kleppmann22 Apr 2026

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