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Writing has a lot more to do with listening than it does with speaking.
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Writing depends on paying close attention, not just on expressing your own thoughts. “Listening” here suggests noticing words, experiences, and perspectives before shaping them into writing. The quote presents good writing as an act of understanding as much as an act of speaking.
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