Sometimes a writer publishes a piece that particularly resonates with their readers, drawing more likes than anything else they've published recently. These are those essays by writers in the Proof of Thought network.

• Control Yourself! William Irvine · 20 Oct · diamond in 9 daysThinking about: Your life›
• Aristotle’s Poetics: Final ProjectJacob Allee · 14 OctAn Overview and Assignment›
• Unreasonable PeopleWilliam Irvine · 30 Sept · diamond in 11 daysThinking about: Other people›
• This billionaire destroyed a publishing companyNaomi Kanakia · 29 Oct · diamond in 2 days›
• This book doesn’t want to be what it was supposed to beGuy Burt · 24 Oct · diamond in 1 dayWork In Progress – a writing diary #1›
• “I Dream Big, But Don’t Do Anything Bout It” Lana Sova · 15 OctThe real reason why you self sabotage your goals and what to do about it.›
• Writing is Rarely a Linear ProcessRobert Roy Britt · 13 Oct · diamond in 5 daysIt’s OK to bounce around, walk way, circle back, and even totally drop an idea›
• Reading Is Becoming a Minority Practice (Again)Charlie Gilkey · 13 Oct · diamond in 2 daysTying ideas from the Atlantic's "The End of Reading Is Here" to other observations about how we're reading, watching, and talking to each other.›
• I am genuinely terrified about this shift in the publishing industryAndrea Bartz · 2 OctPangram is ruining authors' lives, and our window to do something about it is closing.›
• Model Behavior: George SaundersGeorge Saunders · 2 Oct“Of course, if AI can cure cancer, bravo. I’m all for it. But even with cancer cured, death will still arrive somehow.”›
• What AI Writing Does to a Human BrainLana Sova · 30 Sept›
• Learning to Live and Work with New LimitsCharlie Gilkey · 30 SeptA health diagnosis forced me to rebuild my identity around what I can actually do.›
• What’s the point of writing anymore?Tim Goodfellow · 30 SeptMy thoughts on writing in the age of AI.›

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