Putting Ideas into Words
BlogPaul GrahamJun 14, 2022
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Writing about something is the most rigorous test of whether you actually understand it. The act of converting half-formed thoughts to sentences exposes the gaps. Don't write to communicate ideas you have — write to discover whether your ideas hold up.
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February 2022 Writing about something, even something you know well, usually shows you that you didn't know it as well as you thought. Putting ideas into words is a severe test. The first words you choose are usually wrong; you have to rewrite sentences over and over to get them exactly right. And…
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