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Derek Anderson's avatar

Really appreciated! One thing it made me think about, something I noticed about myself and my writing recently: I start writing so many essays that I don’t finish. This used to feel like a big defeat, because I was assuming that everything I begin to write I should complete into a polished essay. But more recently I was thinking about how artists probably sketch and paint a lot of stuff they throw away and never finish and how that’s probably a good practice, and this made me feel better about not finishing all the things I started. But I don’t know if I have ever really shaken the feeling that not finishing a novel I’m reading is some kind of failure….

Michael Inzlicht's avatar

Keep on writing Victor. I love everythinng you've written on your Substack, even when I disagree!

Victor Kumar's avatar

Likewise!

Adam Smith's avatar

I want to echo this sentiment.

Luke's avatar

Lots of good recommendations in here. What is the dictation software you use?

Victor Kumar's avatar

OtterAI for now

Daniel Yudkin's avatar

Oh man how have I missed Daylight? This is literally what I’ve been looking for for years. But I’m wondering why you have difficulty taking notes on it? Seems compatible with Zotero and Instapaper, no?

Victor Kumar's avatar

Handwriting atrophied :(

Robin McKenna's avatar

My big triumph was when I deleted my twitter account and replaced morning scrolling and coffee with reading and coffee. Now I’m back on twitter, with half as many followers as I used to have.