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10 connected korrents · 10 moments from 4 Dec 1656 to 20 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under writing writing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Shortening a piece of writing takes time: a letter can run long simply for want of leisure to make it shorter. Shortening a piece of writing takes time:a letter can run long simply for want ofleisure to make it shorter. Last stated 370 years ago 4 Dec 1656 BP Blaise Pascal — holds since 1656-12-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Concise writing does not mean short sentences or leaving out detail; it means making every word tell. — tap to centre the map on it Concise writing does not mean shortsentences or leaving out detail; itmeans making every word tell. WJ William Strunk Jr. — holds since c. 1918–1920 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers withgenerated prose instead of links isnot a web browser but an anti-webbrowser, and it hides thatsubstitution from the person usingit. Last stated 12 months ago 22 Oct 2025 AD Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad,and that is exactly why one has tobe written. Last stated 4 years ago 12 Oct 2022 AK Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to end a workingwriter's career, barring a broadersocietal collapse. Last stated 3 weeks ago 20 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning. — tap to centre the map on it AI writing tools can be used forediting help without letting themtake over work that has personalmeaning. Last stated 2 months ago 27 Jul 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing is alreadyfairly good but still lacks thedirection and insight of humaneditors. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Feb 2024 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not needan AI summary, and an executive whodelegates his reading to one hasstopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: In ten years few people will be able to write, or want to read, anything longer than a page or two — and the few who still can will be powerful. — tap to centre the map on it In ten years few people will be ableto write, or want to read, anythinglonger than a page or two — and thefew who still can will be powerful. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Relying on AI assistance to do a task reduces a person's performance and persistence, and denies them the muscle memory and deep understanding that comes from working through it by hand. — tap to centre the map on it Relying on AI assistance to do atask reduces a person's performanceand persistence, and denies them themuscle memory and deep understandingthat comes from working through itby hand. Last stated 6 months ago 16 Apr 2026 KK Kyle Kingsbury — holds since 2026-04-16 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Shortening a piece of writing takes time: a letter can run long simply for want of leisure to make it shorter. Last stated 4 Dec 1656 · 370 years ago Holds Blaise Pascal Read this korrent →