10/ The first draft is pretty complete, and I get feedback from people, all in the same doc so that they can interact with each others' comments. It's now about the length it will end up being, about 4,700 words:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ELrB6G2HIcBN8Iq2Br7bDGf6jGyBdk0iGSKH2HOtHDM/edit?usp=sharing …
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11/ When I've integrated as many comments and changes as I can, I do a completely new second draft, retyping it from scratch to add freshness to the language and to be able to make more fundamental structural changes that still feel natural:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-3CXovczN3Wj_EOiTY1Abvkeg5sju4KCnC6p8OptGHI/edit?usp=sharing …
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12/ After that, I get a second round of feedback and integrate any further changes, but usually nothing too fundamental at this stage. Final version gets copied to Wordpress and published and promoted in quick succession:https://praxis.fortelabs.co/how-emotions-are-made/ …
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13/ This is the most elaborate and lengthy process I would follow to summarize a single book, which I did for a few reasons: to integrate this way of thinking as deeply as possible (because it's foundational for my future work),
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14/ To make these ideas as widely accessible as possible, since it was a difficult read that I think most people not in the field will have difficulty getting through, and because I will be using them in upcoming projects and a talk I'm giving in June
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15/ After so much time spent with this material, around 30 hours, I can speak confidently and accurately about them, integrate them into talks, answer common questions. It's the closest experience I know of to actually acquiring that knowledge short of doing the research myself
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16/ And having the in-between layers means I can easily share more detailed notes with ppl who want to know more about the specifics. Or for my own future review and remembering
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17/ Another thing: most of those hours were not primetime working hours. Right up until actually writing paragraphs, I do all the highlighting and outlining on my iPad during gaps between other things, or while traveling, or in the evenings
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18/ This approach is actually better described as reinterpretation, because I'm adding my own language, my own examples, even my own conclusions. But I call it "summarization" to give all possible credit to the original author, and avoid plagiarism
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19/ Here are the other books I've followed more or less this process with:https://praxis.fortelabs.co/category/book-summary/ …
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