#paulgraham

[yvesdot]

hi! while i don't have anything on kishoutenketsu as an essay form, i did recently read something on why western 5-paragraph-form essay is the way it is - paul graham, in his 2004 essay 'the age of the essay,' argues that it derives from historically treating/teaching the essay like a lawyer's argument in court, with a predetermined conclusion, opening remarks, argument/supporting evidence, & closing remarks. i haven't yet followed up on his research to check for myself but i thought it was an interesting piece on essay writing. link (or google if this doesn't work): paulgraham (.) com (/) essay (.) html

hope that's something interesting to you too!!

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Oh my gosh I've heard of this one! Do you know what, I think I actually read it in AP Literature, because I remember reading something that essentially said "the way you are learning essays right now in AP Literature is stupid" which made me very happy and also insufferable for the rest of the semester. This might also have been what led to the infamous Hamlet mock trial in which I was asked to argue the case that Hamlet was insane. Sorry if you're someone who knows me, because you've definitely already heard this story...

At any rate, this is delightful. On of my favorite bits: In a real essay, you don't take a position and defend it. You notice a door that's ajar, and you open it and walk in to see what's inside. That's exactly how I feel! I think some people respect me enough to think I know what I'm talking about academia-wise, and I wouldn't say so at all, so it's reassuring to hear someone who probably actually does know what they're talking about agree.

The real issue is that (it seems to me) academia is structured around perpetuating itself, so my poor teacher was exactly right that we needed the practice at what we would ultimately be stuck doing if we went much further. Boo! University was substantially better for freeform writing, but still, it's a problem throughout and I don't know how or where we get started solving it. This is a really wonderful essay for identifying the source of some of these problems and articulating them accessibly—thank you for sending it!

Also, THANK YOU for responding and sharing something you thought I might like. It's really the most flattering thing in the world. I actually enjoyed this so much I think I'll add it to my list of Essential Short Pieces On Writing—(in the voice of an adult who, as a child, had a teacher mark them for psychiatric follow-up because the way they discussed Hamlet made said teacher feel all was not well at home) I love making lists and boxes, and this will fit perfectly with my mental anthology of things all writers MUST read. Thank you thank you thank you—and thanks to all the people sending asks recently; you've all been very patient with my responses ^__^

[insidewarp]

Prestige is especially dangerous to the ambitious. If you want to make ambitious people waste their time on errands, the way to do it is to bait the hook with prestige. That’s the recipe for getting people to give talks, write forewords, serve on committees, be department heads, and so on. It might be a good rule simply to avoid any prestigious task. If it didn’t suck, they wouldn’t have had to make it prestigious.

Paul Graham,  Brain Pickings

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#Paulgraham @ycombinator #Startups #Beefent https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TPRI1DHwH/?igshid=cs4m1dld2cw2

[motivationalquoteoftheday]

Motivational Quote of the day for Monday, August 5, 2019

[thenoisyflowerbouquet]

Paul Graham

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/paul-graham-2337

[merrative]

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[gregdetisigrowth]

Good morning all. How are you 😁😁😁 This is a great one. When starting out it is better to get 100 raving fans than 1 million who kind of think you are ok. Because the 100 will tell their friends, and they will tell theirs. #paulgraham #quote #tip #buildingabusiness #smallbiz #bristoligers #igersbristol #business #businessideas #startups #fans #followers #instadaily #igers

[fracnormandierouen]

Paul Graham, Kodak Ektar 25, Empty Heaven, 1991 de la série Films, 2011

Courtesy Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London. © Paul Graham

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[mexicanjoas]

does yellow run forever

[postindustrialplaces]

Graham, P. 'Burning Fields'. Melmerby, United Kingdom, 1981. . . . . #nonplaces #places #city #vague #postindustrial #research #architecture #photography #abstract #architecture_hunter #melmerby #architecturephotography #todaysartreport #psychogeography #postplaces #postindustrialplaces #paulgraham (at Melmerby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8MZGLio7zk/?igshid=1ubqrtspj9y6c

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#Paulgraham @ycombinator #Startups #Beefent https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TPRI1DHwH/?igshid=hmwkhtpull2n

[3standardstoppage]

#3ssbookselect Paul Graham (again) Does Yellow Run Forever? , published by Mack Books (@mack_books ) . . Rainbows from Western Ireland / a sleeping dreamer / gold stores in the United States / reality or illusion / puzzle or answer . . #3standardstoppage #3ssny #paulgraham #mackbooks #doesyellowrunforever (at 3Standardstoppage) https://www.instagram.com/p/B689LXpgxw9/?igshid=1oiyyhoyd0gmx

[gianpritsingh]

“Si tuviera que poner la receta del genio en una frase, podría ser ésta: tener una obsesión desinteresada en algo que importa...” #paulgraham #yoga #satnam (at Casa del Yoga) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Q3l0WgClq/?igshid=vifoqikpd1sp

[90jeduardo-blog1]

Yes, Playing Video Games Will Help You Become More Productive In a now famous essay, Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham argues for dividing between maker and manager time. Productive entrepreneurs use the former to attend to business and the latter for deep work, like writing or coding. But what does this practice look like? . . https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryancollinseurope/2019/01/22/yes-playing-video-games-will-help-you-become-more-productive/ . . . . #fun #happy #whathappened #WTF #smile #productive #lol #english #videogame #videogames #Forbes #article #friki #frikis #nerd #PaulGraham #business https://www.instagram.com/p/BtEP3Mnl9P2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ov0he3rtijdp