Why Train Up Your Writing?

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Beyond math/coding, another skill that jumps out to me as being insanely useful and relatively straightforward to train is writing.

Not just grammar syntax, but also creating a hook, keeping it punchy but not corny, making a smooth transition into elaborating on the hook, building narrative momentum, keeping it relatable, etc.

It’s amazing how much attention a well-crafted piece of writing can attract, how many lucky opportunities can arise as a result, and how many people with interesting experiences miss out on all that due to weak writing skills.

Now I’m not saying anyone can be the next Hemingway, but I do think lots of people have weak writing chops relative to the amount of interesting knowledge/experiences they’ve accumulated, and that they stand to benefit from seriously training up their writing.

I also don’t claim to be an expert writer myself, but I have leaned into writing the past couple years, I’ve experienced serious improvement, and it’s been paying off in spades.

I need to do a more detailed writeup at some point, but in quick broad strokes, here is how I framed the process of training up my writing.

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