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Just write

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There is something beautiful about writing, even today when millions of words are written by great writers everyday available for anyone to read for free. There is potential, and indeed hope, that words one writes will touch somebody else in a special way. It doesn’t matter how quickly the mode of moving these words from one place to another have changed. It doesn’t matter if somewhere in the jungle those words get lost. This act has stood the test of time.

I’m glad that I can revel in its joys.

And on days when things aren’t going that well, I’ll turn to this note written to myself, reminding me that there is always writing I can turn to.

The art of asking questions

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NYT correspondent Jodi Kantor writes:

There is no one question that works for everyone. In fact, the secret to asking great questions is avoiding generalities or broad philosophical inquiries. Hypotheticals are worst of all, because they’re going to give you the opposite of what you want, which is the person’s real, lived experience. To ask a really high-yielding question, you need to have done your homework. The most illuminating questions are simple and specific.