Reading notes - learn to write: what is writing?

What is writing ？ What's the matter with writing ？

writing , It's easy to say , Is to write down what you want to say , So I can speak and write . But it's not easy to say , Once many people really start writing , There's nothing to say , There is no idea .

What's the matter with writing ？ Where did those words come from ？ Where did those sudden thoughts finally go ？

Can monkeys write ？

There is a famous experiment , It's called monkey and typewriter experiment . Suppose you put the monkey in front of the typewriter , Monkeys can type words by tapping the keyboard , In infinite monkeys and infinite time , The monkey may happen to hit 《 The complete works of Shakespeare 》.

It sounds amazing , But no one would think that monkeys can write , They just happen to bring together coherent meanings .

People are different from monkeys , People have consciousness and thinking , Even children who have just learned to speak , He is also trying to say a meaning . For example, he “ Thirsty ”, When he can't pronounce the word , He will go to his parents , I hope my parents can understand his thirst .

Consciousness is the first valve of human expression , I had an idea first , To brew language in the brain ; With language , Can be expressed in words . Every step of the way , They all jump from one stone to another, from consciousness to language , Then jump from language to text .

Writing is called from the beginning “ idea ” The stone that jumps to the last one is called “ written words ” The stone of , I've experienced “ Language ” This stone . This two-step jumping method （ From thought to language , From language to words ） Is the way we practice writing .

Do you really have no idea ？

Talking about ideas , Someone will say , I just have no idea 、 Unconscious . Actually , Consciousness will not stop every second , It depends on whether you can grasp them sensitively . You walk down a street , I heard a man talking , The body feels the warmth of the wind , These elements will form your consciousness . At this time, you may think of something unfinished yesterday , Or suddenly there is a certain touch because of a certain scene , This is also consciousness . Maybe you haven't noticed or written it down yet , These consciousness disappeared , We have entered the next scene of consciousness .

Most of the consciousness will slip away , So this is why people often ignore them . Whatever consciousness you can notice , Generally, they add their own thinking . Thinking is not necessarily meditation , It may appear after things happen 0.01 second . The brain is a high-speed machine , stay 0.01 In seconds , Will mobilize all the materials related to this matter , Including the feeling of the moment 、 What I've heard before 、 Vaguely remember the story and have always believed in the truth .

for instance , You see someone lifting an old lady who fell , Your most intuitive feeling is “ Even in such a social atmosphere , There are still good people ”.0.01 In seconds , You may think of the news that you have heard about falling old people blackmailing people and old people forcing young people to give up their seats , But maybe you always believe “ There are still many good people in the world ”, The events in front of you also support your thinking ：“ Um. , Sure enough, there are still good people ！”

Thinking depends on language , But, in turn, , Thinking can be transformed into language . For example, you will have “ Men who beat women are worthless ” The idea is , But at the same time , This idea is also expressed in one sentence . Let's assume the above example , today , You saw a man beating a woman on your way to work , You stopped and thought 0.01 second . To the unit , You want to tell your colleagues about this matter and your attitude , What would you say ？ You will talk about the incident first ：“ Today, I saw a man beating a woman on the road , It's a good fight .” Then you will have a few comments ,“ What skill is beating a woman , If you have the ability, you can play better than you ！ Hit people in the street , It's so incompetent .” You might even say how everyone reacted ,“ Everyone can't see it , Several people scolded the man .”

The above examples should be often encountered in daily life , See one thing from , To think , Then say it , This is thinking jump . Many people say he can't tell stories , Can't describe a thing , Will not comment , But you see , Encounter such a specific thing , You don't need to be taught at all , Can speak vividly .

From language to writing is the last step to jump , This process is also very simple . Take men beating women as an example , If you can write it down in full , What happened before , Later, I will talk about my feelings “ Men who beat women are really worthless ”, To support the point , Let's talk about the stories of other men who love beating women , Prove that woliheng is the most unpromising , This is an article , It's a typical reasoning article , It may even become popular .

Is it only social commentary that applies this method , Other styles are not applicable ？ Actually , All styles are the same . You see the fallen leaves , I feel a little sad about spring and autumn , Record your feelings , It's just an essay ; Today you made up a “ If I win 500 ten thousand ··” Tell your friends the passage of , Record this passage , It's a novel ; Today, you trained an employee , say “ There is a place only when there is a future （ Work hard to be promoted ）”, You write it down , It's just a speech . Writing comes from life , From feeling , From thinking , This is the process that writers must go through .

Writing is writing what I think

What kind of article is a good article .

An excellent article is a good article , The article widely praised by everyone is a good article , Articles that can solve problems are good articles , An article full of praise is a good article ······ People can have many standards for defining good articles , But in my opinion , An article that can accurately express your ideas is a good article .

Everyone's foundation is different 、 Different backgrounds 、 The starting point of learning writing is also different , It's hard to ask everyone by one standard , But back to the origin of writing , Writing is to turn ideas into language , Then turn language into words , So as long as these two steps can be successfully completed , The goal of writing has been achieved , What you write is a good article .

As for the depth of the article , That's a question of ideas ; Is the article brilliant , That's the problem of converting language into words . Strictly speaking , These two aspects are not the problem of writing , It's a matter of personal knowledge level and expression ability . To solve these two problems , You can't just cultivate your writing ability , But through other means , For example, read more books 、 Think more 、 Communicate with people more 、 Broaden your knowledge . These need long-term accumulation .

Writing is a channel for expressing ideas , It is also a way to exercise thinking . Speaking of knowledge reserve and expression ability , Writing is actually a shortcut to exercise these two abilities , Regular writing practice will enhance one's knowledge reserve , Exercise the ability of language organization , And these two aspects are of great benefit to improving the level of writing .

Writing is writing what I think , Put an idea in your head 、 Write your thoughts , Write clearly , This is the essence of writing .

Monkeys can knock out by coincidence 《 The complete works of Shakespeare 》, But they don't think or express , So never write any meaningful words . Human beings are different , People who can't write anymore , Compared with the best writers , The writing process everyone has experienced is exactly the same , It's just that writers are more familiar with the method of writing , There are more solutions to jams and inability to write .

believe me , Because we are not monkeys , So you can write meaningful words , You can also practice , The more you write, the better .

summary ：

Writing is not just a simple combination of words .

Writing is not about saying what you think .

Writing is to put ideas and thoughts into words .

From consciousness to language , From language to words ：1, Be conscious before expressing .2, Expression can be transformed into writing .3, Writing is expressing .

What's the matter with ideas ？1, Grasp the idea .2, Organize ideas .3, Language AIDS thinking .4, Language into words .

Not being able to write may not be a problem of writing , It may be the problem of thinking or the problem of thinking transformation .

From consciousness to thinking , From thinking to expressing , Every one is a thrilling leap .

Writing is writing what I think .