The actual process of writing is the most important portal by which new light shines into your

mind on a topic.

Some friends of ours online on Twitter pushed back on your statement and said this may

be a personality difference saying that for them, the process of gaining new light on

a topic comes most importantly from conversations that they have with others.

What do you say?

Is this a personality difference and does this in any way change your original statement?

One must be so careful.

Yes.

No, I'm trying to make this answer longer than 30 seconds.

They're probably wouldn't be satisfied with yes, would they?

I have no authority to tell someone else that starting to write will bring more insight

for them than having a conversation with someone.

To be completely accurate, I could have said the actual process of writing is for me.

The most important portal by which new light shines into your mind on a topic.

As I thought about it, maybe there's another qualification I should have made.

Namely, I'm assuming that every strategy of seeking new light on any topic is soaked

in prayer for light so that in one sense, prayer is the most important portal of new insight.

There may be other qualifications I should have made or should make as well, but having

said that, my aim is to help writers break free from the

paralysis of not writing because they don't yet know what they think about an issue.

My point is knowing what you think about an issue with clarity and fullness doesn't

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