I remember seeing one of those productivity dudes on YouTube flexing about how he can type as quickly as he can think. That’s not really writing though, it’s just thought transcription. For me, writing can involve a slowing down, a focus that doesn’t really resemble the ebb and flow of thought. It’s thought allowing itself to be inspected, contemplated and perused. If anything, I would rather think as slowly as I write.

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