# Henrik Karlsson - How to Think in Writing (Highlights) ![rw-book-cover|256](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1200,h_600,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8bec767-3242-4428-a281-0cdc3182ff75_750x587.png) ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/42363869) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Henrik Karlsson]] **Full Title**:: How to Think in Writing **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [substack.com](https://substack.com/home/post/p-143987982) **Host**:: [[substack.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2024-07-16]] **Created**:: [[2024-07-27]] ## Highlights - Not all writing helps me *think*. Most kinds of writing are rather weak, or even counterproductive, in this regard. You have to approach it in the right way. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j2wq600cka10ya2xr1fq639q)) ^746565366 - Seeing your ideas crumble can be a frustrating experience, but *it is the point* if you are writing to think. You want it to break. It is in the cracks the light shines in. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j2wqyvggm9ep3rjwm6nr1qc0)) ^746566655 - When I write, I push myself to make definite positive claims. Ambiguity allows thought to remain fluid on the page, floating into a different meaning when put under pressure. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j2wqz7xzkks0hknw7c01cr1y)) ^746566664 - But being right wasn’t the point: getting a better understanding was. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j2wr1c32d0pyz17mxnxkaypn)) ^746566734 - Forcing the diffuse ideas and impressions in your head into a definite statement is an art form. You have to grab hold of what is floating and make it rigid and sharp. It can feel almost embarrassing–revealing your ignorance with as much vulnerability as possible. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j2wr1zq3hrby07ytk94xrd0p)) ^746566755 - By unfolding a claim into an explanation, you spread it on a “wider front” (to borrow a metaphor from Lakatos), so that the criticism has more targets. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j2wr4ba82jmd3dyhdqfrj60w)) ^746566844