Andrea McAts

“I don’t like to write, but I take great pleasure in having written—in having finally made an arrangement that has a certain inevitability, like the solution to a mathematical problem. Perhaps in no other line of work is delayed gratification so delayed.”
― William Zinsser, Writing to Learn: How to Write--And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All

“A philosophy for organizing knowledge work efforts in a sustainable and meaningful manner, based on the following three principles: 1. Do fewer things. 2. Work at a natural pace. 3. Obsess over quality.”
― Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

“the essence of writing is rewriting. Very few writers say on their first try exactly what they want”
― William Zinsser, Writing to Learn: How to Write--And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All

“One reason for the high response is that everything is voluntary. If the program had been imposed by the administration I don’t think it would work.”
― William Zinsser, Writing to Learn: How to Write--And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All