in my transition period from junior high to high school years, i used to be paid to write. sounds cool at first, until i told everyone that i am just writing for a game guide.
looking back, i regret that i did not write as much again. aside from the good money that i got from writing the blog posts, i got to know more about the game mechanics. writing has helped me to refine my understanding of the game, allowing me to become a better player.
i never wrote anymore until i came past a book called how to take smart notes in my senior year of high school. this book taught me many benefits of writing. this is one of the main quotes that i really resonated with:
the most important advantage of writing is that it helps us to confront ourselves when we do not understand something as well as we would like to believe - sönke ahrens
there are many more things that i got from this book, but the main one is those who write are those who constantly refine their understanding of what is a good argument and what isn’t.
writing will truly challenge your way of thinking. good writing can summarize a big idea as clearly and concisely as possible. i am still far from that, but i will try!
for now, i will try to write more when i am learning any topic in college or outside of it
so, write more to become a better ‘player’ in whatever ‘game’ you are playing right now ;).