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← Writing gets better when it is handled physically, like a collage of scraps pushed around, rather than composed.

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Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under education education Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Writing gets better when it is handled physically, like a collage of scraps pushed around, rather than composed. Writing gets better when it is handledphysically, like a collage of scrapspushed around, rather than composed. Last stated 4 years ago 12 Oct 2022 AK Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing is how the thinking gets done, so a writer who hands the words to a machine has given away the part that mattered. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is how the thinking getsdone, so a writer who hands thewords to a machine has given awaythe part that mattered. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing at its best is a lonely life, and writers' organizations ease the loneliness but probably do not improve the writing — tap to centre the map on it Writing at its best is a lonelylife, and writers' organizationsease the loneliness but probably donot improve the writing Last stated 72 years ago 10 Dec 1954 EH Ernest Hemingway — holds since 1954-12-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: The essay a student hands in is not the point of education; the thought process that produced it is the entire desired outcome. — tap to centre the map on it The essay a student hands in is notthe point of education; the thoughtprocess that produced it is theentire desired outcome. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Eliminating the friction involved in writing is what matters most for a writer. — tap to centre the map on it Eliminating the friction involved inwriting is what matters most for awriter. Last stated 3 months ago 11 Jul 2026 SK Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good transitions make an essay feel well-structured, and complaints about lack of structure often come from clumsy or abrupt transitions. — tap to centre the map on it Good transitions make an essay feelwell-structured, and complaintsabout lack of structure often comefrom clumsy or abrupt transitions. Last stated a month ago 8 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value of a piece of writing depends on whether the reader finds it good, not on how much effort the writer put into it. — tap to centre the map on it The value of a piece of writingdepends on whether the reader findsit good, not on how much effort thewriter put into it. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Jan 2025 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2025-01-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Now that AI can produce competent generic prose, writing that isn't distinctively personal has become less valuable than before. — tap to centre the map on it Now that AI can produce competentgeneric prose, writing that isn'tdistinctively personal has becomeless valuable than before. Last stated 4 months ago 28 Jun 2026 EP Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-06-28 — 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 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-writtenstrategy memo is modelling that itis fine to outsource thinking andstrategy. Last stated 4 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes workthat used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work betterthan you is no reason to stop doingit, because the point of the workwas never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not areason to stop learning it:practising what machines already dois often the stepping stone to whatonly people can do. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents are now capable enoughthat they should be trusted toimprove the skills and systems thatguide them. Last stated a month ago 11 Sept 2026 FA Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
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