David Perell
Founder of Write of Passage, an online writing school; writes and podcasts (How I Write) about writing, media and the creator economy.
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Their wordsIt’s counterintuitive, but the more we imitate others, the faster we can discover our unique style.
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Their wordsThe challenge, though, is that originality and usefulness are not the same thing.
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Their wordsInnovation without imitation is a fool’s strategy.
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Their wordsThe harder it is to put the core knowledge into words, the more a skill should be developed through imitative learning.
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Their wordsThis is why reading a lot of good writing is among the best ways to become a good writer.
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Their wordsImproving creative education begins with retrieving the benefits of apprenticeships.
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Learning to see like a painter is among the best ways to become a more articulate writer.
Their wordsLearning to see as a painter is among the best things you can do to become a more articulate writer.
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Their wordsThe problem is that shoving information into your mind can create the illusion of knowledge, especially when you rush it.
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True learning requires contemplation, implementation and returning to great ideas again and again.
Their wordsTrue learning requires contemplation. And implementation. And a commitment to reflecting on great ideas over and over again.
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Their wordsBut knowing the name of something without also understanding the context behind it isn’t knowledge. It’s trivia — and trivia is an ignorant person’s idea of what knowledge looks like.
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Their wordsThe smartest people I’ve met reject the “Water in a Cup” theory. They focus less on consuming as much information as possible and more on cultivating the deepest possible understanding of the ideas that resonate with them most.
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Their wordsThe science of memory reveals why writing is such an effective way to learn. Putting ideas into your own words forces you to internalize them.
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Their wordsTaken all together, a systematic implementation of spaced repetition may be the lowest hanging fruit in education right now
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Their wordsOur intuitions for effective learning sometimes deceive us. Just because you feel like you’re learning something doesn’t mean you actually are.
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Their wordsConversations with native speakers are far more effective than learning in a classroom.