I recently read about about indieweb.org and POSSE.

Basically it's saying that in order to own your content you should publish it on your own site and syndicate (cross-post) to the targeted platforms (fb, twitter, ..). That sounded interesting so I thought I'd give it a go.

The other reason, actually the main one, is just trying to write a bit more. This talk inspired me to do that: Leslie Lamport: Thinking Above the Code. A quote from the talk:

Writing is nature’s way of letting you know how sloppy your thinking is.

To think, you have to write.

If you’re thinking without writing, you only think you’re thinking.

I've been reading "On Writing Well" by William Zinsser. Here's a quote from the book on the same theme:

Writing is not a special language owned by the English teacher. Writing is thinking on paper. Anyone who thinks clearly can write clearly, about anything at all.

Update [2021-10-01 Fri]

Just stumbled upon this short Paul Graham post about Weird Languages which has a great ending line!

In the process of learning how to say things you couldn't previously say, you'll probably be learning how to think things you couldn't previously think.

Update [2023-05-14 Sun]

"Design in Practice" by Rich Hickey, generally great talk, but mentioned here specifically for "we're going to be writing all the time, […] putting text in front of our faces so we can see what we're thinking about. […]something very important to help you think in the first place, not an archival activity, not about docs, this is about writing as part of thinking."

Update [2024-01-11 Thu]

Reading Messari Crypto Theses for 2024. Author wraps the ~200pg report on crypto with life advice and some more hints.

Coming back to this mid-2024, the messari material is all right, but I wouldn't jump into it first thing since it's too crypto-laden. Rather check the next point below, the Minksi course.

Update [2024-08-19 Mon] 🔥

"How to Write More Clearly, Think More Clearly, and Learn Complex Material More Easily", Michael A. Covington PDF. I found this material on this MIT course from Marvin Minski: The Society Of Mind.