Just passed by an NYT article about Jason Fried from Basecamp. I highly admire both him, DHH, and the whole philosophy which the company built on. One sentence that caught my attention is

How do you hire?

Our top hiring criteria — in addition to having the skills to do the job — is, are you a great writer? You have to be a great writer to work here, in every single position, because the majority of our communication is written, primarily because a lot of us work remotely but also because writing is quieter. And we like long-form writing where people really think through an idea and present it.

This is one of the reasons I don’t like chat services. When companies start thinking one line at a time and everyone’s rushed and you have to get your conversation in before it scrolls off the screen, I think it’s a terrible, frantic way to work, and people are burning out because of it.

I am keen on the idea of writing is a skill that needs to be polished and practiced forever. Paul Graham and Jordan Peterson is on the idea of writing is not about just typing words but most importantly, having clear and coherent idea that you can promote to the world.