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Kyle Shepard's avatar

You’re outstanding at saying a lot with very few words. Something my rambling ass aspires to haha

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Patrick Van Horne's avatar

Thanks Kyle. One of my favorite books is "Rework" by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson because it changed my view of what a book could look like. Each chapter is short, to the point, and powerful. There isn't a wasted word in the book.

I remember reading an article (though I can't find it now) where they talked about cutting like 50% of the words in the book between the first draft and the final draft. This has been a pursuit and process for more than a decade to get better at cutting and repackaging an idea into something tighter. It still isn't natural, but it's the goal!

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Kyle Shepard's avatar

Love it. Our friend Sam encouraged me to read True Believer by Eric Hoffer. Same thing, not a wasted word.

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Patrick Van Horne's avatar

Just picked it up.

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