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I have a sickness where I inhale productivity books. But they all have a sickness where they think that capitalism is good. Sigh. Yes Brenda, "we all have the same number of hours in a week." But allllll this optimization shit is running on the same false premise of individual will, even when it tries to be quaint and talk about family-relationships and not just increasing surplus labor value. why do I do this to myself?

Recommend. A thorough and practical introduction to modern technical writing. Useful for those new to the field, but just as valuable if you're mid-career and want to compare notes with a mature and thoughtful tech writing team. This book is worth reading even if your team isn't part of the product organization at your company.

this book made me realize how rarely I read contemporary novelists with both a firm grasp of style and something interesting to say.

4/5 stars for relatability more than writing quality.

It ends with a paragraph that realistically (some would say pessimistically) sets out all the challenges of aging as an autistic woman that just sat right with me. Unvarnished. Honest. Commits to paper thoughts I have often but only share with my spouse, who tells me to try catastrophizing less. Happy this book exists.

Working through this quickly, and using up a lot of page flags on resonant personal anecdotes and bibliography entries alike.