Tag: thinking
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Talkers and writers
Mandy Brown, on two modes of thinking and how we should all try to practice both to be useful to our colleagues: “Talkers need to recognize that not everyone loves to think out loud, and that giving space for writing is part of what it means to make use of the best brains around you.…
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Cory Doctorow writes about 20 years of blogging
Here are a few bits from Cory Doctorow’s Medium post on blogging: The genius of the blog was not in the note-taking, it was in the publishing. The act of making your log-file public requires a rigor that keeping personal notes does not. Writing for a notional audience — particularly an audience of strangers — demands…
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George R. R. Martin’s mountain cabin
George R. R. Martin about his time writing in his mountain cabin: My life up here is very boring, it must be said. Truth be told, I hardly can be said to have a life. I have one assistant with me at all times (minions, I call them). The assistants do two-week shifts, and have…
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Colin Walker on thinking out loud on his blog
Colin Walker: It’s always a little weird glancing at my visitor stats and seeing that someone has read a post that no longer reflects my position. 100% agree. Most of my posts are out-of-date and my opinions have changed slightly since I’ve written them. I love this bit: This is why I always refer to…
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Everyone should write (or, blog?)
Deanna Mascle wrote on her blog on why all teachers should write. In it she says this about why students should write in every class every day: Reflective writing at the beginning of a class or before a lesson can help students access existing knowledge and build a foundation for new information. Writing activities during…
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Why blog?
Deanna Mascle on her blog in February of this year: Blogging isn’t for everyone, but as I must write to think and process life, blogging is a gift (What Blogging Taught Me). I hope my blog benefits others, but I cannot measure the positive impact blogging has had on my life. Then, yesterday, in a follow-up…