Writing Slowly
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Writing is still about thinking
3 Apr 2026
According to author Larry McEnerney, writing is an essential part of a sophisticated thinking process. He says: 💬 “So here’s what you’re doing, you are thinking about your world in very
Writing is still about thinking
3 Apr 2026
Game of Likes
2 Apr 2026
I was remembering that time when the MrBeast training manual was leaked and people thought it might offer some insights into how to win at YouTube. Well, it certainly gave some insights into MrBeast.
Game of Likes
2 Apr 2026
2 Apr 2026
The Writing Slowly stats page (https://writingslowly.com/stats/) has been given a natty makeover. As a result I’ve learned it will take 18 hours to read this whole site. Good luck! #IndieWeb
2 Apr 2026
Beginner’s mind: Flea turns to the trumpet
31 Mar 2026
Beginner’s mind: Flea turns to the trumpet
31 Mar 2026
Here’s another great example of ‘beginner’s mind’ in action. Flea, long famous as the amazing bass player in Red Hot Chili Peppers, has pivoted to jazz trumpet. As a kid he played trumpet
29 Mar 2026
AI is changing how we think. Many people now swap deep reading for building with agents. Is the Zettelkasten just a nostalgic relic of a Twentieth Century academic process? This article explores why
Will the last Zettelkasten practitioner please turn off the lights?
29 Mar 2026
Will the last Zettelkasten practitioner please turn off the lights?
29 Mar 2026
In the olden days (approximately 2010) there was a mass exodus to social media from blogging. It was like the Rapture but with tweeting
28 Mar 2026
Updating this site to Hugo 0.158 has caused the Search function to break. Normal service will shortly resume. 🤞 An update to the update: rolling back to Hugo 0.91 until plugins are updated.
A mind like a skittish and unbroken horse
27 Mar 2026
A mind like a skittish and unbroken horse
27 Mar 2026
“Unless it is occupied with some governing object that restrains and disciplines it, the mind will scatter itself wildly across the vast field of imagination.” - Michel de Montaigne, “De
18 Mar 2026
This video of Kurama-dera, a Buddhist temple outside Kyoto, is quite lovely. And the snowy scenery makes the place look completely different from when I visited it in late Summer. Kottke.org
17 Mar 2026
📷 From time to time the world offers you an extraordinary, fleeting gift. #photography #clouds
16 Mar 2026
💬 “You don’t begin with the correct tool and work sensibly within its constraints until you organically graduate to a more capable one. That is not how obsession works. Obsession works by
16 Mar 2026
Are you accumulating notes or actually creating something? Semyon Vengerov gathered two million filing cards but never finished his dictionaries. What lessons does this Russian scholar offer for
Two Million Notes and No Dictionary: Learning from Semyon Vengerov's Cautionary Tale
15 Mar 2026
Russian bibliographer Semyon Vengerov (1855-1920) spent his life accumulating two million filing cards, but he died before he finished the dictionaries and bibliographies he set out to create. His
Two Million Notes and No Dictionary: Learning from Semyon Vengerov's Cautionary Tale
15 Mar 2026
Artists Books at the NSW State Library
14 Mar 2026
Artists Books at the NSW State Library
14 Mar 2026
I visited the State Library in Sydney recently, where I was inspired by an exhibition on artists’ books, called Paper Universe: The Book as Art
Why I wrote the book on Shuhari and what’s in it for you
13 Mar 2026
Well, a book doesn’t just write itself, but why should I be the one to write it? What made me decide to write an introduction to the Japanese concept of Shuhari? There were several reasons and here
Why I wrote the book on Shuhari and what’s in it for you
13 Mar 2026
13 Mar 2026
ROOTS - Return Old Online Things to your own Site (https://lisacharlottemuth.com/bringing-everything-back-to-my-website). That’s what Lisa Charlotte Muth is doing at her website. And that’s what
10 Mar 2026
Podcast listening overtakes radio? The New Publishing Standard (https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/02/28/podcasts-overtake-radio-publishing-strategy/). Congratulations are due to Dave Winer
Some urgent notemaking questions find answers
8 Mar 2026
From time to time I attempt to answer questions about note-making on Reddit. It’s a tough job with few perks, but someone has to do it and for no obvious reason that person is me1 (#fn:1). So
Some urgent notemaking questions find answers
8 Mar 2026
8 Mar 2026
The Digital Humanities Now (https://digitalhumanitiesnow.org/) website has come out of hibernation and kicked back into gear. OK, so it took me a whole year to notice this, but better late than never
4 Mar 2026
AI isn’t making us obsolete: we already were, and that’s nothing to be ashamed of. Promethean shame in an age of technological change
Fear of AI is nothing new: Promethean shame in a time of technological change
2 Mar 2026
Günther Anders (1902-1992) is a 20th century philosopher for our time, which is fitting since he saw himself as uncomfortably ‘too early’ for his own. Almost unheard of in the English-speaking
Fear of AI is nothing new: Promethean shame in a time of technological change
2 Mar 2026
21 Feb 2026
Guy Kawasaki says ‘move fast and break things’ is a myth. True! But since he can’t quite escape its toxic allure, I’ll say it for him, loudly and proudly: Move slow and fix things.
What's the true path of excellence?
21 Feb 2026
What's the true path of excellence?
21 Feb 2026
Brad Stuhlberg’s book The Path of Excellence (https://www.bradstulberg.com/books) is a great read and it offers what the subtitle promises: 💬 A guide to true greatness and deep satisfaction in
21 Feb 2026
Beginners and intermediate learners fear ‘making mistakes’; experts seldom do. Not because experts don’t make mistakes: they do. It’s just that experts know what to do next. Here’s Herbie
19 Feb 2026
💬 I want to be just like him. Imitation is one of the most powerful and underrated stages of learning. Billy Strings’ story of learning guitar by watching his dad is the clearest example I’ve
"I want to be just like him"
19 Feb 2026
“I want to be just like him.” It’s difficult to overstate the importance of imitation as a crucial aspect of the learning journey. But it’s also hard to describe it in mere words. In this
"I want to be just like him"
19 Feb 2026
8 Feb 2026
💬 “If it takes three years, find the right teacher.” Sometimes the best way to find the right teacher is to start doing the work. Begin your learning journey visibly, and mentors may find you
Find the right teacher
8 Feb 2026
There’s a Japanese saying that I included in my book (https://writingslowly.com/shuhari-book/)): If it takes three years, find the right teacher. But sometimes, you just need to get started.
Find the right teacher
8 Feb 2026
8 Feb 2026
Discovery, aesthetics, and the art of self-publishing: my latest post explores Leonard Koren’s influence on my new book, Shu Ha Ri. writingslowly.com/2026/02/0…
Leonard Koren on Life as an Aesthetic Ecperience
7 Feb 2026
The Toe of the Year and the Curious Case of John Donne's Missing Commonplace Book
25 Jan 2026
Why your note-making tools don’t quite work the way you want them to - and what to do about it
21 Jan 2026
The Spiral of Mastery: Why the Greatest Experts Are Serial Beginners
18 Jan 2026
The posts of 2025
5 Jan 2026
Fact checking the good news
2 Jan 2026
The right kind of optimism in 2026
31 Dec 2025