Weekly things I found worth sharing and why. If you know what I’m like, you might like these things too.
- I found Several Short Sentences About Writing by Klinkenborg to be such an insightful book about how writers see their craft. 1. It clarifies so many misconceptions I have as an amateur writer. According to Klinkenborg, writing is about noticing things and making a performance out of it. There is no such thing as a natural style of writing. Every single word has been selected to perform. Pick this up if you like Writing Down the Bones by Goldberg.
- Bird by Bird by Lamott is a classic. It’s a book about writing (another one!). I procrastinated from writing by reading it and listening to the accompanied podcast that came out recently.
- I’m using HelloChinese to return to practising Chinese daily. It’s a slow start, but the app is so well-developed. It has lots of videos of native speakers and a good and effective space repetition system.
Note:
JOFO is the Joy of Finding things Out.