Sean Goedecke: Good writing is obvious, not original
rseroter · x · 2026-08-22
Sean Goedecke argues that good writing should focus on things that are 'obviously true' rather than trying to be original. Since important ideas have been discussed for generations, striving for novelty often leads to triviality. He illustrates this with his popular post on shipping projects at big tech, showing that articulating fundamental assumptions is more valuable than claiming new discoveries.
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