# Eugene Wei - The rhythm of writing (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/56115526) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Eugene Wei]] **Full Title**:: The rhythm of writing **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [www.eugenewei.com](https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2017/7/20/the-rhythm-of-writing) **Host**:: [[www.eugenewei.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2025-11-08]] **Created**:: [[2025-11-08]] ## Highlights - I can't stand receiving a link to a video without a transcript because most of the time video is the least efficient way to consume the information within. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k9h2k67dpz4pxf7tyjxkks3n)) ^955414352 - One of the simplest ways to improve one's prose and to keep a reader's attention is simply to vary sentence length. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k9h2phjrppx103qa0q6p23m1)) ^955414618 - I am my own editor. To protect against my familiarity, I usually set aside anything I've written for a long time, sometimes months, until I've forgotten it completely, before revisiting it to revise and edit. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k9h41f0sw9cms8mr89khdm9e)) ^955415977