Chapter
Training for Writing Improvement
31:14 - 38:03 (06:49)
The transcript discusses a writer's training for improving their writing skills, which involves breaking down paragraphs from consistent books and analyzing the decisions of writers.
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The speaker explains how he trained himself to improve his writing by breaking down and analyzing the work of authors like Nabokov and Donald Hall, spending hours dissecting paragraphs to understand why certain word choices and transitions were made.
31:14 - 36:21 (05:06)
Writing
Summary
The speaker explains how he trained himself to improve his writing by breaking down and analyzing the work of authors like Nabokov and Donald Hall, spending hours dissecting paragraphs to understand why certain word choices and transitions were made.
ChapterTraining for Writing Improvement
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PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this podcast, the speaker discusses how they examine the decisions of a writer through the lens of music and harmony.
36:21 - 38:03 (01:42)
Writing
Summary
In this podcast, the speaker discusses how they examine the decisions of a writer through the lens of music and harmony. They describe how reading can feel like listening to music in perfect harmony, and how certain writing can sound like clashing notes.