[GoodIntentions]

>I'm not sure I quite expected to see this on HN

I think it belongs - What he is suggesting carries over to technical endeavours as well.

1. Learning to cut mercilessly improved clarity of my emails and documentation.

2. Learning to put my head down and carry on till a project is first draft complete, warts and all improved my ability to actually _complete_ things.

3. Peer review as a bullshit detector is good.

I'll take Poe or Lovecraft over King any day for entertainment, but I might just crack 'on writing' after reading this article. The man sounds pretty dialed in.