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10 Lessons from the Best Writer in Tech | Paul Graham | How I Write Podcast
How I Write
Exploring the Creative Process of Writing and Idea Generation
The creative process of writing involves multiple attempts and revisions to refine ideas and discover new insights. Writing generates about 80% of ideas on a topic, with half of them likely to be wrong. Editing and rewriting are crucial to achieving precision and completeness in ideas. Writing is essential for generating ideas that cannot be found without putting thoughts into words. Experts become skilled in their field through extensive writing, as it leads to expertise. Writing helps in discovering deeper insights and unearthing new perspectives, debunking the misconception that brilliant ideas arise effortlessly. The act of writing makes ideas more precise and complete, indicating that those who haven't written about a topic may not have fully formed ideas about it.
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