While I admire your productivity, the quote above is my principal motivator.

Sometimes we’re just thinking in public. We’re using the act of writing itself to help catalyze and crystalize thought. I’ve been blogging since 2002, and the chief value for me is that it forces me to develop a thought, instead of just letting it fizz away in my mind. The sheer act of doing the writing is the valuable part. I use the threat of an audience (“man, I c…

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Clive Thompson

Zack Florence

Feb 23, 2022

While I admire your productivity, the quote above is my principal motivator. Regardless our age and intellect, learning something new each day is the key for me.

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