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Writer advises against self-editing to boost idea generation

This article argues against self-editing during the initial writing process, suggesting it stifles creativity and productivity. The author advocates for a "stream of consciousness" approach, where writers focus on generating raw content without immediate self-correction. This method involves writing bullet points, rough sequencing, and then fleshing out ideas as they come, deferring all editing until a complete draft is finished. The piece includes an example of unedited prose to illustrate the technique. AI

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    Don’t Edit Your Ideas Before Having Them

    <p><span>Editing is far easier than writing. You can usually look at a finished product and notice its flaws in a single read-through. “This section is a bit redundant”, “the tone in this passage is jarring”, “this paragraph feels overlong”. As long as you have something that’s r…