What should Paul Graham write?

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by deltapoint • 19 years ago

8 6 19 years ago

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Suggest what topics Paul Graham should focus on in his upcoming essays.

Shooter• 19 years ago

Based on the post title, I was going to answer "Checks."

Since you're talking about essays...I dunno.

But, seriously, aren't you being a bit presumptuous? I mean, are you his agent or something? ;-)

Writing is a very personal thing, especially when you are really into it and not just doing it for the grades or money. I imagine that pg has more ideas than time at this point, since he obviously spends quite a bit of time crafting each essay and soliciting input from his friends. I'm not comfortable giving essay ideas for pg when it is not him soliciting the ideas...

Sorry to be a party pooper.

Maybe you should try to solicit ideas for yourself to write about, and then YOU can be a "thought leader," too.

rms• 19 years ago

How to make decisions

davidw2• 19 years ago

A country tune, about lost love, what a rotten woman can do to a man and his faithful dog and truck, deep in the heart of Texas.

davidw2• 19 years ago

Oh come off it... I think it's kind of a funny image, PG with a cowboy hat and "gi-tar". Silly thread, silly suggestion. Shooter's answer is sensible.

Nate• 19 years ago

I'd like to see pg provide more info about Arc.

In particular, I want to know how Arc handles concurrency, e.g. native threads, Erlang-style concurrency, etc.

brlewis• 19 years ago

A follow-on to Writing, Briefly

http://www.paulgraham.com/writing44.html

Expand on "develop a nose for bad writing." What are some signs of bad writing that might not be obvious to hackers? What have you discovered as you write new essays and see how they work on your audience?

What should Paul Graham write?

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