公开写作的好处笔记。
Writing helps you discipline your thoughts. All too often, logical gaps or nuggets of ignorance in a seemingly watertight argument only turn up when you commit your thoughts to the paper. (Well, word processor.) And, vice versa, thinking without writing things down tends to be infected with sloppiness.
写作可以帮助你约束自己的思想。很多时候，只有当你把想法写在纸上时，看似严密的论证中的逻辑漏洞或无知之处才会显现出来。(反之亦然，不动笔的思考往往会变得马虎。
Write about what you learn. It pushes you to understand topics better. Sometimes the gaps in our knowledge only become clear when explaining things to others.
写下你学到的东西。它能促使你更好地理解主题。有时，只有在向他人解释时，我们的知识缺口才会变得清晰。
Writing about what you learn is more than just a method of documentation; it’s a powerful tool for deepening understanding and revealing the gaps in one’s knowledge. This practice pushes us to explore topics more thoroughly and to articulate their thoughts in a coherent and precise manner.
撰写所学内容不仅是一种记录方法，还是加深理解、揭示知识差距的有力工具。这种做法促使我们更深入地探索主题，并以连贯、准确的方式表达自己的想法。
Elizabeth Gilbert, “Big Magic” 伊丽莎白-吉尔伯特，“大魔力”
Approach creativity with curiosity rather than fear.
以好奇而非恐惧的心态对待创造。
Let go of perfectionism and embrace the joy of creating.
摒弃完美主义，拥抱创造的快乐。
Austin Kleon, “Steal Like an Artist”
奥斯汀-克莱恩，“像艺术家一样偷窃”
Embrace influence; don’t shy away from the work that inspires you. 接受影响；不要回避能激发你灵感的作品。
Combine ideas from different sources to create something unique. 将不同来源的创意结合起来，创造出独一无二的作品。
Steven Pressfield, “The War of Art” 史蒂文-普雷斯菲尔德，“艺术之战”
Recognize and overcome ‘Resistance’ - self-sabotage, procrastination, fear, distractions that prevent you from doing your work. 认识并克服 “阻力”–自我破坏、拖延、恐惧以及阻碍你完成工作的干扰因素。
Treat your art like a professional - show up, start working, don’t over-identify with your work. 像对待专业人士一样对待你的艺术–出现，开始工作，不要过度认同你的作品。
Natalie Goldberg, “Writing Down the Bones” 娜塔莉-戈德堡，“写下骨头”
Use ‘free writing’ as a practice - continuous, non-stop writing to unlock creativity and overcome the inner critic. 将 “自由写作 “作为一种练习–持续不断地写作，释放创造力，克服内心的批评。
Embrace detail - be specific, concrete, and tangible in your writing. 拥抱细节–在写作中要具体、实在、实在。
Neil Gaiman, “View from the Cheap Seats” 尼尔-盖曼，“廉价座位上的风景”
Start telling the stories that only you can tell - they carry your unique perspective. 开始讲述只有你能讲述的故事–它们承载着你独特的视角。
Remember, most of your ideas will be bad; it’s part of the process of getting to the good ones.
请记住，你的大部分想法都会是糟糕的；这是产生好想法的过程的一部分。
Virginia Woolf, “A Room of One’s Own” 弗吉尼亚-伍尔夫，“一个人的房间”
As a writer, you need the freedom of a mind unencumbered by interruptions. 作为一名作家，你需要不受干扰的思想自由。
In order to write effectively, you need a room of your own - both literally and metaphorically. 为了有效地写作，你需要一个属于自己的房间–无论是字面意义上的还是隐喻意义上的。
Zadie Smith, “Feel Free” 扎迪-史密斯，“自由自在
Engage with the world around you - your experiences, observations, and reactions can provide material for your writing. 接触你周围的世界–你的经历、观察和反应可以为你的写作提供素材。
Write for the joy of expressing yourself freely, not for external validation. 写作是为了自由表达自己的快乐，而不是为了获得外界的肯定。
Joan Didion, “The Year of Magical Thinking” 琼-狄迪恩，“神奇思维年”
Write with brutal honesty about personal grief and trauma. 用残酷的诚实书写个人的悲伤和创伤。
Use writing as a way to make sense of personal experiences. 将写作作为了解个人经历的一种方式。
Ernest Hemingway, “A Moveable Feast” 欧内斯特-海明威，“流动的盛宴”
Try to write one true sentence a day to prompt your writing.
试着每天写一句真话，促使自己写作。
Use your personal experiences as material for your writing.
将个人经历作为写作素材。
Rachel Carson on Writing and the Loneliness of Creative Work
蕾切尔-卡逊谈写作和创作的孤独感
“If you write what you yourself sincerely think and feel and are interested in… you will interest other people.”
“如果你写的是你自己真诚的想法、感受和感兴趣的东西……你就会引起其他人的兴趣”。
Jennifer Egan on Writing, the Trap of Approval, and the Most Important Discipline for Aspiring Writers
詹妮弗-伊根谈写作、认可的陷阱以及对有抱负的作家来说最重要的修养
“You can only write regularly if you’re willing to write badly… Accept bad writing as a way of priming the pump, a warm-up exercise that allows you to write well.”
“只有当你愿意写得糟糕时，你才能经常写作……接受糟糕的写作，将其作为一种启动泵的方式，一种让你写出好文章的热身运动”。
Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing
埃尔莫-伦纳德的 10 条写作法则
“If it sounds like writing … rewrite it.”
“如果听起来像写作……就重写”
Anne Lamott: Writing and Why Perfectionism Kills Creativity
安妮-拉莫特写作与完美主义扼杀创造力的原因
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life.”
“完美主义是压迫者的声音，是人民的敌人。它会让你在一生中都感到压抑和疯狂”。
Most people dramatically underestimate the impact that their writing has on others.
大多数人都大大低估了自己的写作对他人的影响。
打消写作积极性的最简单方法就是将自己的第一篇文章与自己最喜欢的作家的优秀作品进行比较，得出自己永远不会写得那么好的结论，然后放弃。这是错误的。几乎没有人的第一篇文章是惊世骇俗的（例如我的文章）；相反，大多数作家都是在发表更多文章的过程中逐步了解哪些有效，哪些无效。以上两条戒律就是关于如何尽快完成反馈周期。下面的所有具体建议都是为了优化这一点而提出的。