Your blog, and this post (amongst some others) finally got me to start blogging over the past year, so thanks for that -- mine is at https://criticalmaas.substack.com/
I like this writing advice. I think the best general writing advice (as in advice which is not directed at an individual piece/person) is about how to approach writing, and I really like this perspective. I'm definitely going to try to incorporate some of the bits about trusting your reader and equivocating less. I've sometimes found that writing in a frame story or as an character that I have some distance from helps me be more decisive as a writer (hence the pseudonym).
I write about a smattering of things, generally focused on the humanities (literature, religion, philosophy, history), but I like to keep it a little bit weird. I'm thinking about adding some more econ-type stuff at some point but not right now.
Great post as usual. I really like this advice and take it to heart. I’ve tried to follow it myself in the past perhaps from prior things you’ve written. I know from memory in some cases I came pretty close to good success and others failed miserably (I cringed a little as I read some of this above, thinking about my prior mistakes). Thanks for the post. Here is a link to my writing:
I can tell this is excellent advice because it makes sense but is hard to do. The challenge is writing something I would like when I'm very picky & I'm not up to my own standards!
Well, for one thing I think it’s OK to be wrong sometimes. (Just admit it quickly when someone points it out!) Also, I think you want to really do a good job of explaining your level of certainty and WHY you believe something. If you do that, I think you can often add value even when you’re mostly wrong and someone disagrees with you, since you can still add some “color” to their view.
I guess I think a lot of the most interesting issue have a lot of subtlety so there’s a lot of “room”.
Hi Dynomight, you and I have exchanged some emails about N=1 experiments, reaction time measurements, etc., so I think you're already aware of my site:
Curse you for forcing me to do what I promised myself I would do more of: shameless self promotion!
I love your blog. In the spirit of being more agentic and doing the uncool / cringe thing, here is the feed. Fill in 200 words that correctly strike the balance between embarrassment at begging someone else to like you and begging some else to like you.
Your blog, and this post (amongst some others) finally got me to start blogging over the past year, so thanks for that -- mine is at https://criticalmaas.substack.com/
Just discovered your essays this morning via Small Web on Kagi.com. What a delight (your essays, that is).
Feed link: dougtoft.substack.com/feed
I seem to very late to the party, but I thought I'd post my feed just in case.
https://patrickjuli.us/
https://patrickjuli.us/feed/
I like this writing advice. I think the best general writing advice (as in advice which is not directed at an individual piece/person) is about how to approach writing, and I really like this perspective. I'm definitely going to try to incorporate some of the bits about trusting your reader and equivocating less. I've sometimes found that writing in a frame story or as an character that I have some distance from helps me be more decisive as a writer (hence the pseudonym).
I'll also join in on the blogroll: asmallkernel.substack.com
I write about a smattering of things, generally focused on the humanities (literature, religion, philosophy, history), but I like to keep it a little bit weird. I'm thinking about adding some more econ-type stuff at some point but not right now.
Here's a post where I riff a bit on psychology and ethics: https://asmallkernel.substack.com/p/moral-masturbation
Here's one trying to express how I feel about writing/the written word: https://asmallkernel.substack.com/p/os-talk-and-talk-and-talk
If you're still interested, here's my favorite review I've done, of Philip Roth's Operation Shylock (it's a long one, but I'm proud of it): https://asmallkernel.substack.com/p/operation-shylock-a-confession-a
you were one of my top inspirations for starting a blog, it would be an honor to feel the burn of your gaze upon my feed.
https://www.sambish.com/feed.rss
(I think this is my best post for what it's worth https://www.sambish.com/essays/aesthetics/)
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https://jeremyl.substack.com/p/the-bill-breaking-californias-housing?utm_source=post-banner&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true
https://jeremyl.substack.com/
I am helping edit this substack on housing policy and mushroom foraging. I love the advice of the cribs system!
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Great post as usual. I really like this advice and take it to heart. I’ve tried to follow it myself in the past perhaps from prior things you’ve written. I know from memory in some cases I came pretty close to good success and others failed miserably (I cringed a little as I read some of this above, thinking about my prior mistakes). Thanks for the post. Here is a link to my writing:
https://www.magnitudematters.ai/
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I can tell this is excellent advice because it makes sense but is hard to do. The challenge is writing something I would like when I'm very picky & I'm not up to my own standards!
https://jamiefreestone.substack.com/
(I'm also cheered by the many familiar reads I see posting in these comments.)
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a fellow weird writing and too much personality/post guy :D
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How do you deal with "maybe writing wrong stuff sometimes"?
I don't write for myself because I feel like it's a bit worthless and just write bullet points
I don't write for others because I'm honestly not so sure about anything, who would want to read that?
> How do you deal with "maybe writing wrong stuff sometimes"?
Here's what I tell myself:
- If I'm right, great! Maybe I can convince some people.
- If I'm wrong, then someone will probably write a comment about why I'm wrong, and readers won't listen to me. No harm done.
Well, for one thing I think it’s OK to be wrong sometimes. (Just admit it quickly when someone points it out!) Also, I think you want to really do a good job of explaining your level of certainty and WHY you believe something. If you do that, I think you can often add value even when you’re mostly wrong and someone disagrees with you, since you can still add some “color” to their view.
I guess I think a lot of the most interesting issue have a lot of subtlety so there’s a lot of “room”.
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Great post!
https://basilhalperin.com/essays/feed
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Blog feed: https://ohmurphy.substack.com/feed
Looks like a lot of blogs being linked here that I might have to go check out.
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Hi Dynomight, you and I have exchanged some emails about N=1 experiments, reaction time measurements, etc., so I think you're already aware of my site:
https://www.self-experiments.org/feed/
I don't add content very often, though I'm currently working on a post about a surprising effect of metformin.
Already subscribed! (In fact I was recommending your blog to some people just today)
https://bookstaber.substack.com/feed
I love you dynomight!
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Curse you for forcing me to do what I promised myself I would do more of: shameless self promotion!
I love your blog. In the spirit of being more agentic and doing the uncool / cringe thing, here is the feed. Fill in 200 words that correctly strike the balance between embarrassment at begging someone else to like you and begging some else to like you.
The actual feed:
http://phoropter.substack.com/feed
I think you would like:
https://phoropter.substack.com/p/what-do-cows-and-airplanes-have-in
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