Comments on: How to Write Something Worth Reading http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: The Secret to Creativity « mylifecolors http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/comment-page-2/#comment-110508 The Secret to Creativity « mylifecolors Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:22:44 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/#comment-110508 [...] most creative people imitate rarer, more brilliant sources and cover their tracks. That’s why reading nothing but blogs makes you write dull generic posts. If you absorb a mediocre style, your output will be mediocre. [...] [...] most creative people imitate rarer, more brilliant sources and cover their tracks. That’s why reading nothing but blogs makes you write dull generic posts. If you absorb a mediocre style, your output will be mediocre. [...]

]]> By: Screw9to5man http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/comment-page-2/#comment-110022 Screw9to5man Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:45:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/#comment-110022 I never really considered the first idea before.  I guess I should give it a try and start reading classic's, to see if I can get more creative with my language.  I never really considered the first idea before.  I guess I should give it a try and start reading classic’s, to see if I can get more creative with my language. 

]]> By: Endanesia http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/comment-page-2/#comment-109088 Endanesia Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:46:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/#comment-109088 why many of  arcticle has end with "Passion"  :) why many of  arcticle has end with “Passion”  :)

]]> By: taan http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/comment-page-2/#comment-107460 taan Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/#comment-107460 wow this has helped me alot. i used to write articles and then delete it. i had no confidence in what i wrote. this article has motivated me to think out of the box. i'll start writing again ...... thanks alot!! wow this has helped me alot. i used to write articles and then delete it. i had no confidence in what i wrote. this article has motivated me to think out of the box. i’ll start writing again …… thanks alot!!

]]> By: Talking Point Blank http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/comment-page-2/#comment-107090 Talking Point Blank Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:08:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/#comment-107090 Jack, can you elaborate? If you mean you get a headache due to "brain freeze" because a lot of blogs are just so mind-numbingly stupid, I totally get it. (Nicholas Carr and Malcolm Gladwell might have quite a few things to say about this -- oh, they already have.) But do you mean that you get a migraine because the posts/articles are of the "tl;dr" (too long; didn't read) variety, and not "search-engine optimized" or otherwise edited for "clarity" in the interest of duh-speak promotional value? Because that would be kind of the opposite of what's being advocated here... I'll assume you mean the first one. :-) Jack, can you elaborate? If you mean you get a headache due to “brain freeze” because a lot of blogs are just so mind-numbingly stupid, I totally get it. (Nicholas Carr and Malcolm Gladwell might have quite a few things to say about this — oh, they already have.)

But do you mean that you get a migraine because the posts/articles are of the “tl;dr” (too long; didn’t read) variety, and not “search-engine optimized” or otherwise edited for “clarity” in the interest of duh-speak promotional value? Because that would be kind of the opposite of what’s being advocated here…

I’ll assume you mean the first one. :-)

]]> By: Talking Point Blank http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/comment-page-2/#comment-107089 Talking Point Blank Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:03:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/#comment-107089 1) First sentence, last paragraph reminds me of the "ultimate insult" from Billy Madison. ;-) 2) There are at least 435 of those fools living and working in Washington, D.C. 3) I must be in a parallel universe. Most blogs I've seen (including, but not limited to, the big ones like HuffPost and Salon) are chock-full of either spam or idiotic articles related to Angelina Jolie as a possible Nobel Peace contender. I've never seen one to even mention Paine, Carlyle, or Newton, let alone quote them or reference their works. Elementary, dear Watson -- Juvenal rather than juvenile. ;-) 4) If I may, I'd like to rephrase Carlyle's statement and John's addendum here, but in a bit more Internet-style way -- a la the usual blather on Yahoo! Answers: Q: Where can I find Intelligent Life on Earth? A: That's a big 404, good buddy. BEST ANSWER FTW!!! XD 1) First sentence, last paragraph reminds me of the “ultimate insult” from Billy Madison. ;-)

2) There are at least 435 of those fools living and working in Washington, D.C.

3) I must be in a parallel universe. Most blogs I’ve seen (including, but not limited to, the big ones like HuffPost and Salon) are chock-full of either spam or idiotic articles related to Angelina Jolie as a possible Nobel Peace contender. I’ve never seen one to even mention Paine, Carlyle, or Newton, let alone quote them or reference their works. Elementary, dear Watson — Juvenal rather than juvenile. ;-)

4) If I may, I’d like to rephrase Carlyle’s statement and John’s addendum here, but in a bit more Internet-style way — a la the usual blather on Yahoo! Answers:

Q: Where can I find Intelligent Life on Earth?
A: That’s a big 404, good buddy.

BEST ANSWER FTW!!! XD

]]> By: O Rly? http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-107088 O Rly? Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/#comment-107088 Don't forget that Blabla O'Really doesn't let anyone who disagrees with him get a word in edgewise on his show. Somewhere, Voltaire is reconsidering his famous statement and begging the gods to make everyone on Faux News just shut up. :) Don’t forget that Blabla O’Really doesn’t let anyone who disagrees with him get a word in edgewise on his show.

Somewhere, Voltaire is reconsidering his famous statement and begging the gods to make everyone on Faux News just shut up. :)

]]> By: Ganesh Dutt http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/comment-page-2/#comment-106837 Ganesh Dutt Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/#comment-106837 lately i have been writing some stuff and i think even i dint like it so much and it was because i was reading same type of books. through your article i can now have a better start and a perfect ending. thank you lately i have been writing some stuff and i think even i dint like it so much and it was because i was reading same type of books.
through your article i can now have a better start and a perfect ending.

thank you

]]> By: Jack's Customized Fat Loss http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/comment-page-2/#comment-106147 Jack's Customized Fat Loss Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:53:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/#comment-106147 I agree! I'm really shocked that there are now so many bloggers who claim they are 'writers.' After reading their blog posts though, you get a migraine! What's up with that?! - Jack Leak I agree! I’m really shocked that there are now so many bloggers who claim they are ‘writers.’ After reading their blog posts though, you get a migraine! What’s up with that?!

- Jack Leak

]]> By: Jack's Customized Fat Loss http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/comment-page-2/#comment-106148 Jack's Customized Fat Loss Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:53:00 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-write-something-worth-reading/#comment-106148 I agree! I'm really shocked that there are now so many bloggers who claim they are 'writers.' After reading their blog posts though, you get a migraine! What's up with that?! - Jack Leak I agree! I’m really shocked that there are now so many bloggers who claim they are ‘writers.’ After reading their blog posts though, you get a migraine! What’s up with that?!

- Jack Leak

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