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3 Reasons to Write No Matter What Field You’re In
Plus my tips on how to write consistently.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman was a genius, but he wasn’t a writer. He dictated his memoirs, and his friend transcribed the audio-tape.
Still, Feynman wrote. A lot. Because he realized something, many people don’t — writing equals working. He explains it in this interview:
Weiner: (Referring to Feynman’s journals) And so this represents the record of the day-to-day work.
Feynman: I actually did the work on the paper.
Weiner: That s right. It wasn’t a record of what you had done but it is the work.
Feynman: It’s the doing it — it’s the scrap paper.
Weiner: Well, the work was done in your head, but the record of it is still here.
Feynman: No, it’s not a record, not really, it’s working. You have to work on paper and this is the paper. OK?
Writing is working. But it’s so much more. Here are three reasons why you should write even if you’re not a writer.
1. When You Write, You Have to Understand and Think for Yourself
You can’t summarize an idea that you don’t really understand. So, through writing, you realize whether you truly got the concept or swim in the illusion of knowledge.
