On the usefulness of walking slowly
I used to think a walk was for getting somewhere. Lately I've been taking the long way for no reason at all, and noticing things I'd walked past for years.
February 19A short list of things I was wrong about
Six years ago I was certain that a good idea announces itself immediately. It doesn't. Most of the good ones arrived looking like nothing at all.
February 2Why I keep a paper notebook next to a laptop
The laptop is faster. The notebook is slower on purpose, and it turns out the friction is the point, not the flaw.
January 14The second draft is a different animal
First drafts are for finding out what you actually think. Second drafts are for having the courage to cut most of it.