Writing tagged: ‘Darwin book’
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Officially buzzing
After a frustrating six months, progress on my book is emerging from the doldrums!
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Charles Darwin’s note-making system
An exploration of how Darwin kept track of his various notes, enabling him to produce a huge body of work.
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My unplanned archives
Collections of informally documented stuff have become my archives of sorts.
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Converting my notes into a chapter
How I used my note-making system to research and write a chapter of my Darwin book.
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Fools and dilettantes
How the problems I’ve been encountering lately are a sign (I hope) that my book is starting to come together.
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No going back
How was I ever able to organise my thoughts without ‘atomising’ them—breaking them down into smaller and smaller discrete notes—and then linking them together?
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Everything I needed was already in my notes!
I’ve known it from the start, but this new way of making notes is perfect for the way I tend to work. It’s what I’ve been looking for all these years.
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HebWeb interview
I have been interviewed for the local HebWeb site.