The Need to Read

Metadata

• Author: Paul Graham: Essays
• Full Title: The Need to Read
• Category: #articles
• Summary: In the science fiction books I read as a kid, reading had often been replaced by some more efficient way of acquiring knowledge.
• URL: http://www.paulgraham.com/read.html

Highlights

• Reading about x doesn't just teach you about x; it also teaches you how to write. (View Highlight)
• writing is not just a way to convey ideas, but also a way to have them. (View Highlight)
  • Note: The greater utility of writing is that it grants the ability to form ideas. This is foundational to then using it to convey ideas.
• You can't think well without writing well, and you can't write well without reading well. (View Highlight)