Writing practice
Writing isn't just recording thought — it's a method for thinking more clearly. When you sit with an idea long enough to describe it precisely, you discover what you actually believe about it.
The blank page isn't an obstacle. It's the invitation to find out what you know.
On reading slowly
Speed reading optimizes for coverage. Slow reading optimizes for understanding. The book you read in a weekend and mostly forget served a different purpose than the one you spent a month with and changed you.