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Tim Urban: Stop Procrastinating and Make Your Writing Fun | How I Write Podcast

How I Write

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Deciding Which Facts Belong in Writing (Dopamine Hits)

Building intuition and a taste for details that add life, vigor, color, and realism is crucial in writing. Finding a balance between providing necessary details and avoiding excessive or irrelevant information is essential. Zooming out can be interesting, but it may lack credibility and depth. Choosing what to include in writing is often based on personal experience and the assumption that readers share the same level of interest and curiosity. Curating facts based on personal fascination and the potential to trigger 'dopamine hits' ensures inclusion of engaging and meaningful details. Not all facts are equally interesting, so selecting those with significant impact or relevance is important in the writing process.

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