0410, 2016

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HERE’S HOW TO FINISH THAT FUCKING BOOK, YOU MONSTER | terribleminds | September 2016 That book you’re writing is mewling again in the dark. It’s a half-formed thing — all unspooled sinew and vein, its mushy head rising up out of the mess of its incomplete body, groaning and gabbling about this life of misery it leads. Its life is

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0607, 2016

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10 Rules of Writing | Indian Quarterly | March 2014 1. Write every day. This is a cliché, of course, but you will write more when you tell yourself that no day must pass without writing. At the back of a notebook I use in my writing class, I write down the date and then make a mark next to

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0505, 2016

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New study shows computers in class distract both users and non-users | Radio Canada International | August 2013 A new study showed that laptop use in class can result in lower grades for students.

0505, 2016

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Who Needs Handwriting? | Freakonomics | February 2016 The digital age is making pen and paper seem obsolete. But what are we giving up if we give up on handwriting?

0505, 2016

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A Learning Secret: Don’t Take Notes with a Laptop | Scientific American | June 2014 Students who used longhand remembered more and had a deeper understanding of the material.

0305, 2016

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GET THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO STOP WRITING TODAY! | McSweeney’s | May 2015 Are you a writer? Are words just pouring out of you? Are you excited to wake up each day and get in front of that laptop with a hot cup of coffee and your latest idea? Do you struggle experiencing life as it’s meant to be

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0804, 2016

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Can Handwriting Make You Smarter? | Wall Street Journal | April 2016 Students who take notes by hand outperform students who type, and more type these days, new studies show.

2810, 2015

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The Needless Complexity of Academic Writing | The Atlantic | October 2015 A new movement strives for simplicity.