Lean into your obsessions

Lean into your obsessions

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The Braided Essay (independent study)

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0: Introduction, preparation, and example essays

  • What is a braided essay?
  • Braided essay examples
  • An exercise

1: Generating ideas for potential essays

  • Lean into your obsessions

2: Establishing the threads

  • Identify and label your threads
  • Start generating material

3: Developing the threads

  • Popping popcorn kernels

4: Braiding!

  • Getting tactile
  • Playing with structure

5: Fine-tuning

  • Dig deeper