Writing Quotes by James Surowiecki

James Surowiecki

I started in business journalism from the outside, so when I started writing about markets and business, I was struck by the fact that markets seemed to work well even though people are often irrational, lack good information and are not perfect in the way they think about decisions.

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James Surowiecki

I tend to delay writing by doing more research – it’s really the act of writing the piece that I have the hardest time with.

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James Surowiecki

I tend to have a hard time working on pieces long before they’re due. That’s why I think the fact that I write a column is really good for me – the column has to be done, and there’s no getting around it.

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James Surowiecki

I typically don’t adopt the ascetic approach. In part, that’s because I do use the Net for research even as I’m writing (to check facts, or so on). But I think it’s also because I find the possibility of distraction comforting.

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James Surowiecki

On the simplest level, telecommuting makes it harder for people to have the kinds of informal interactions that are crucial to the way knowledge moves through an organization. The role that hallway chat plays in driving new ideas has become a cliche of business writing, but that doesn’t make it less true.

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Writing Quotes by James Surowiecki

I started in business journalism from the outside, so when I started writing about markets and business, I was struck by the fact that markets seemed to work well even though people are often irrational, lack good information and are not perfect in the way they think about decisions.

I tend to delay writing by doing more research – it’s really the act of writing the piece that I have the hardest time with.

I tend to have a hard time working on pieces long before they’re due. That’s why I think the fact that I write a column is really good for me – the column has to be done, and there’s no getting around it.

I typically don’t adopt the ascetic approach. In part, that’s because I do use the Net for research even as I’m writing (to check facts, or so on). But I think it’s also because I find the possibility of distraction comforting.

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