Noursletter 02 - Writing, Bookmarking & Consuming content!
Why write?
A purpose to write
This newsletter is intended to help me articulate my ideas and views better by putting them into words, and in the meantime share them with people, and hopefully get some feedback.
My aim is to see how much I actually know about the things that I think I know and learn from that in the process.
“ You can know a great deal about something without writing about it.
Can you ever know so much that you wouldn't learn more from trying to explain what you know? I don't think so. ” — Paul Graham
After starting this newsletter my consumption of articles and blog posts increased drastically, trying to see how fellow creators write and what they’re writing about.
and after one week of discovery, I’m amazed at how some people write extremely well and I love how Paco Coursey put it:
"We all use the same set of words, but some writers are so much better at using them." —— Paco Coursey
Consuming content
I was rarely reading articles before starting this, maybe 4 to 5 a week but now I consume the same amount or more daily. driven by wanting to write but also by discovering a useful tip to consume more easily!
isn’t it just easier to listen than stare at white screens for too long?
so here are some tools to help you with that:
it’s the first one I started using, good enough and does the job. copy and paste into the English box, click the speaker and start listening.
a great tool with a better voice than the one in google translate but its free plan is limited
better service than NaturalReaders, better voices on the premium plan, and it is also the one Medium integrated into their articles.
My beloved Siri
it’s what I use now and honestly, it’s good as it can be. select text and click Option+Esc and enjoy!
you can also change the voice from the accessibility settings.
Bookmarking
bookmark first and read later? no! I prefer to bookmark things I already tasted and found interesting
you can follow my internet bookmarks here
I use Mymind extension and app to bookmark, but Pocket is a great one as well.
Say hello!
I always love hearing from people and if you enjoyed this, please reach out! You can find me on Twitter @nouroumousse
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