A review by noahbudd
Writing to Learn Rc by William Zinsser

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

A written piece on writing is meta at face value, but the “meta-ness” of this book was everything it should be. The key message from this book is that clear writing is a testament of clear thinking, and the relationship between writing and thinking is a two-way road. What we see is that William Zinsser is able to explain why writing is helpful for unassuming subjects like science and mathematics, and in doing so, is getting over his own fear of the subjects by doing exactly what he’s preaching. Highly recommend this book not only for its strong support of writing and learning principles in general, but it showcases exceptional writing in many disciplines, meaning you are likely to see the appeal of a subject you wouldn’t think possible. At minimum, you can understand the admiration someone else has for the subject, even if you don’t share it.