In addition to reading good books and writing in public, there's a third thing that will improve your writing: writing as part of a team.

I'm not talking about writing by committee. I'm talking about writing alongside trusted friends and colleagues. https://twitter.com/david_perell/status/1351215268668825604

Every time you think you've written something well, someone else can make it ten times better.

It's impossible for me to describe how much I learned from watching Jim Mattis improve a draft by surgically deleting half of it.

There's a popular model taking hold:

Write mostly alone, publish consistently, and respond to feedback. It's an outstanding model that leads to terrific outcomes over time.

But there's an immeasurable benefit from learning how others edit your work directly.