What I Wish I Knew: Your writing is not about youWhy Trump cant serve a third term and the completeness of no (Issue #301)Published inThe Medium BlogSent as aNewsletter2 min read15 hours ago--Here on day three of What I Wish I Knew week, were focusing on writing. Writing about writing is a classic genre on Medium (there are nearly 1 million stories published with the writing tag). As Jim Woods wrote years ago on Medium in I Wish I Knew These 8 Things When I Started Writing, most advice on writing really just boils down to expressing different preferences. But then he goes and mentions one specific thing he wishes hed known that is actually more about mindset: Your writing is not about you. He frames writing as about helping your audience, which means sitting down with both a specific audience and an idea of how you can help them, before even putting words down.Looking through dozens of what I wish I knew when I started writing stories on Medium, theres useful advice for those going to journalism school (probably dont?), self-publishing novels (writing the book is just the beginning), and becoming poets (its addictive). But the most useful lessons tend to come down to mindset shifts like Jims, or super specific lessons, two of which I really wish Id known when I started out as a writer: First, this gem from an open thread from a few years back on what wisdom writers would share with their younger selves, Everyones writing gets better with editing. And writer Susan Orleans list of great writer habits that I wish Id known way back then, which includes one of the best pieces of advice on writing Ive heard: Find a trusted reader.What else were readingLaw professor and activist Lawrence Lessig walks through why arguments that President Trump could serve a third term (or Elon Musk ascend to the role of VP) dont hold water, constitutionally speaking its the last sentence of the 12th Amendment: No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.Worried about measles? As a professor of infectious diseases and epidemiologist explains, there are limited cases where you might need a booster, but almost everyone whos been vaccinated should be fine without a second shot. (The Conversation U.S.)Behind the Towering Walls of Bollywood is a fascinating first-person account from a journalist who spent a decade covering the Indian film industry, looking at Bollywoods nepotism I have always maintained that in Bollywood, talent comes second, she writes and cozy relationship with the press. (Pallabi Dey Purkayastha) Your daily dose of practical wisdom on setting boundariesRemember: No is a complete sentence. (Ryan Holiday)