How to Write Usefully

Writing well is an underappreciated superpower for almost every job that involves people sitting at desks. Even more so for remote work, when asynchronous, written communication is paramount. So even if what you write is not the actual product of your work, this essay on writing usefully is packed with great advice. Such as this: «Useful writing makes claims that are as strong as they can be made without becoming false.


From Weekly Filet #331, in January 2021.

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