Publications Are Not Dead (Yet). They Have To Continuously Reinvent Themselves.

A reflection opinion piece on how I think publications can continue to find blue oceans amidst recent changes.

Aldric Chen
ILLUMINATION

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Vishnu*s Virtues’s recent story triggered my thoughts for this story. I attach it here for reference.

Thank you for the brilliant write-up!

Writing translates our thoughts into a medium of communication. Others can tell when we think because we are quiet, and we look away. They can see that a thought bubble is brewing above our heads but would never be able to view our thoughts with clarity. Our writing allows them to visualize what we think.

And I believe that is what writing is about. Of course, there are many ways to think about the utility of writing stories.

I believe that the act of writing allows us to prune the presentation of our thoughts in a water-tight manner as compared to its raw form. That is the organic way to think about writing. What we think about…

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Aldric Chen
ILLUMINATION

24x Top Writer (as of June 2023). Serial eavesdropper. I capture interesting & uncomfortable real-life retirement / work-life stories the way they are.