Jul 6, 2022 · “The motive of pure personal fun starts to get supplanted by the motive of being liked,” Wallace writes, and the fun “is offset by a terrible ...

Writing requires the compression of an idea. When done poorly, compression removes insights. When done well, compression keeps the insights and removes the rest ...

Jul 26, 2022 · Writers want and need to write because we have an innate desire within us. Writing allows us to express our thoughts, emotions, and experiences ...

Writing stops me from lying in real life. It's like creating time. When you write you invent events and places and people all of which you've been at or been to ...

Jan 26, 2021 · In many ways, writing is the act of saying I, of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying listen to me, see it my way, change your mind.

Mar 25, 2022 · There's myriads of reasons for why I write: therapy, escapism, exploration and personal expression. One of the things that gravitated me towards ...

I wanted to write enormous naturalistic novels with unhappy endings, full of detailed descriptions and arresting similes, and also full of purple passages in ...

May 9, 2022 · It is easy to forget why it's so compelling; why it's so satisfying; why it's so important; why and how it can feel really good. Taking a moment ...

To let people know what I think. · To gain followers. · To get upvoted. · To let people know that I also exist with a thoughts that may be same as yours or vary ...

Sep 25, 2023 · For individual academics, writing is a means to getting a job, keeping a job, getting promoted, winning funding and building a personal profile.